If what you show as being the text within the file, that file would not have
even worked under Windows XP. That file only shows a program key that looks
like it manually has to be entered into the registry in the requisite
position.
What you show is not a .reg file. The following text is from a .reg file
that hides the delete entry from the recycle bin (courtesy of
www.winHelponline). Note the following format:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;Hides the "Delete" context menu entry for Windows Vista Recycle bin
;Replaces the "Delete" entry with "Search..." option
;Created on Feb 14,2007
;© 2007 Ramesh Srinivasan
;
http://www.winhelponline.com
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete]
"Description"="Overrides the \"Delete\" option"
@="Search..."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,77,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,25,00,5c,00,65,00,78,00,70,\
00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec]
@="[FindFolder(\\\"%l\\\", %I)]"
"NoActivateHandler"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec\Application]
@="Folders"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell\Delete\ddeexec\topic]
@="AppProperties"
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When you run the above .reg file all the information stipulated is
automatically entered in the registry in the requisite areas. What you show
in your file will not do this.
What you show is ***Key"="0lCz1kz1oiITB88gPE2mBMg+DkeHUH***. That looks like
a program key and you have to figure out what to do with it and where to
place it so the program runs.
Time to contact the programs author for assistance.
But you say that you have already run this key under Windows 98 (6 years
ago) and again under Windows XP.
HOW?