Thursday, February 11, 2010

Error 1021 cannot create registry key when installing VMWare 7.0.1 on Win7

All sorts of stuff on the net about "set US locale" and "install with -L English" none of which worked for me.
I'd previously run VMWare off another disk without it being installed; it clearly created a registry entry which caused problems with subsequent install of full app.

Solution:
Use regedit to delete the key /HKLM/SOFTWARE/{Wow6432Node}/VMware,Inc.
You'll only have the Wow.. stuff if you're running on 64 bit.
Once this key is gone the installer worked (for me).

I did have it set in 'run as administrator' and 'run in vista compatibility mode' also, but I don't think that's what fixed it.
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Dude Thanks It worked Deleting the File in the Regedgt thing GJ

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  2. Dr.TuneJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    Pleasure. Nice to know even one person has saved the time I wasted on that issue ;-)

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  3. UnknownMarch 28, 2012 at 7:33 AM

    thank a lot, i have fixed it, windows 64 bit's troublesome

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  4. Dr.TuneMarch 28, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Thanks for leaving "THX!" comments btw, it does encourage me to come write these when I find a nasty. ;-)

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  5. AnonymousJune 27, 2012 at 6:42 AM

    Worked a treat, thanks. Other posts said to use regscanner but that didn't find the key you mentioned here.

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  6. Abhishek SoniAugust 11, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    i love you

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  7. AbhishekAugust 11, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    I love you

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  8. 霜狼October 11, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    thank you it helps me alot

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  9. AnonymousNovember 9, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    it worked thanks

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  10. OliverDecember 14, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    works on windows 8 - thx sooo much!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    Another success. Thank you!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    Was having this issue on a fresh install of Win 7 x64. Happening in VMware 8 and 9. Removing that regkey did the trick. Thank you so much!

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  13. jeromelenainAugust 6, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    thx a lot !!!

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  14. UnknownOctober 15, 2013 at 8:25 PM

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  16. UnknownOctober 15, 2013 at 8:27 PM

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