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problems with uninstalling

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by merlinone, 2004/02/29.

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    merlinone

    merlinone Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have this game. Somehow basically all the files to it are now gone. I tried to uninstall it in the control panel under add remove programs. What happened is instead of uninstalling the game it uninstalled another program on the list. What is this problem and how can i fix this.
     
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    If the files are gone, the uninstaller most likely went with it. Reinstall and then uninstall from add/remove. Otherwise it takes a registry hack to remove the entry from the add/remove list. Are you familiar with and comfortable working in the registry? If program is no longer available to reinstall, post back and I or someone will tell you where to remove the entry.
     

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    merlinone

    merlinone Inactive Thread Starter

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    I tried to uninstall it, it completes, but every time i go to add/remove programs it's always there. Can you tell me how to
    remove through the registry
     
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    OK. But you said nothing about your knowledge of the registry, so I will first say, the registry can be a dangerous place. One wrong click and your computer may become inoperable. Be CAREFULL!! Click start>run, type regedit and hit enter. By clicking the plus signs, navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, locate program in the list, right click on it and delete. Exit regedit.
     
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