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Old 12-03-2009, 09:25 PM   #177 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by storymilo View Post
Yes... it doesn't appear in Add/Remove Programs!
You could do it the old fashioned way:

Delete the folder containing the installed game and all its components (C:\Program Files\Your Game), then open up regedit and delete all the keys related to the game. If you're uncomfortable with mucking around in your registry, you can get the free program CCleaner and run the registry cleaner after you delete the game folder, and it will show you all the now obsolete keys associated with the game and give you the option to get rid of them. It's important that you do get rid of the associated keys though, as they will probably screw with your reinstallation of the game.

Of course, before you decide to do all that, you may want to go to your game's folder in C:\Program Files\Your Game and look to see if there's an uninstaller, which in Windows will probably be called Unwise or Uninstall. If it's there, simply run it. If it's there and running it doesn't work, then do what the previous paragraph says.
(in either scenario, you may still want to download and install CCleaner, as uninstallers are notorious for leaving registry keys behind)
After that, restart your computer for grins and giggles, then go ahead with installing a fresh copy of your game.
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