Regqueryvaluex and 0x8000000a error

I have downloaded a program on windows 10. I have the activate-product program, a setup program and dlls in the same folder. when ı try to open the activating program I get this error. RegQueryValueEx failed. when ı launch the program itself I get the 0x8000000a error. after that the program wants me to select the licence file to activate but there are no files that end with .lic however if I search .lic in the folder there is a defaults file but if I select the file as licence it doesn't make a difference. how can I fix that problem?