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Thanks 987 for confirming the problem, nice to know I’m not the only one. Is it a specific Java and Adobe problem?
Basically, our workarounds are the same. But using Revo uninstaller advanced mode is easier than doing all the deletions in three different steps.

Jwitalka and Ted: The e-how instructions are clear (and not blocked (thanks to ABP in firefox?), And the additions of Ted where very helpfull, because in the Win7 home edition registry the string was missing too. I added the string and value. reboot and still the (un-)installer doesn’t function, same error.
Clint: The advises of Java Fixer don’t apply a) they suppose that the uninstaller still functions, quod non b) I used JavaRA and there are no old Java .msi registry.
So still the only workaround is to delete with RevoUninstaller all keys and maps, install freshly, and have the same problem again at the next update.
Ferdinand

Web of Trust (WOT) is NOT just about malware. WOT often warns me about web sites that send out lots of spam / junk mail. WOT is trying to warn you that the web site will mis-use your email address – maybe sell it to spammers.

The point that I miss in this discussion is the way the WOT database is filled and by who.
Years ago when WOT was launched I enthusiastic subscribed to it. But after a year I have abandoned it.
WOT works (or worked ?? I don’t know) like Wiki, everybody is giving his/her opinion and most votes count. Many users abused WOT to impose their political and moral standards. Like the Chinese government they used WOT to censor all capitalistic, globalist, etc sites. So at a certain point WOT was more like a political parental control than of a warning for malware and privacy-violation. I hope they succeeded to get over this starting problems. But I left.
Can anybody tell more about this ?
best
ferdinand