Windows Registry Help - PLEASE!

Beaumanoir · 03-12-2003, 04:14 PM

I am trying to install a game (Civ III) but the computer thinks its installed, so I can't install it again. How can I remove this game from the windows registry so that the computer forgets it ever existed and i can install it!

PLEASE HELP!

johnny · 03-12-2003, 04:28 PM

Remove all components of the game manually.

Beaumanoir · 03-12-2003, 04:30 PM

Tried that. Trust me, all that I can do is wipe it from the registry. Or re-format.. I'M NOT RE-FORMATTING! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

andrewas · 03-12-2003, 04:33 PM

Start->run->regedit

Search for all occurences of the word civilisation, and whoever publishes it. Microsoft I think. Thats going to be a bugger, you have to be careful when deleting Microsoft keys.

Beaumanoir · 03-12-2003, 04:35 PM

Its by Infogrames Interactive. Phew. I knew how to get into the Registry, but i thought it'd be a bit more complex from there on in

Bruce The Aussie · 03-12-2003, 04:36 PM

try right clicking on the CD and going for open, so your looking through the CDs contents, then find the setup file called like setup.exe or something and run that. should overide the already installed thing, if it was saying that at the autostart screen.

Beaumanoir · 03-12-2003, 04:41 PM

Nopes, that didnt work

Link · 03-12-2003, 05:07 PM

So you've completely removed it, even at the Software section in the Configuration Screen?

slicer15 · 03-12-2003, 05:22 PM

Hmmm...I had that problem with the Sims, it wouldn't install 'cos it thought it was already installed, yet the autorun had the install option, not the play option ('cos I tried uninstalling it, but it didn't) and it ran the uninstall wizard instead of the install wizard. When I rang Maxis (I think it was Maxis) they told me to get rid of everything in the registry to do with sims. You could try that with Civilization 3.
Good luck!!

WillowIX · 03-12-2003, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
I am trying to install a game (Civ III) but the computer thinks its installed, so I can't install it again. How can I remove this game from the windows registry so that the computer forgets it ever existed and i can install it!

PLEASE HELP!

OK either you clean the registry manually or you let a 3rd party software do it for you. I like to use RegCleaner. The advantage of using a software is the backup possibility.

Now if you use RegCleaner, simply start the program and select software in the top menu. Scroll until you find civ3, select and delete. Also check the uninstall menu to see if there is anything linguering there. [img]smile.gif[/img]

If that doesn´t work, take a peek here: http://www.ina-support.com/faq/civ3_pc.asp

03-12-2003, 04:28 PM	#2
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03-12-2003, 04:33 PM	#4
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Start->run->regedit Search for all occurences of the word civilisation, and whoever publishes it. Microsoft I think. Thats going to be a bugger, you have to be careful when deleting Microsoft keys. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-12-2003, 04:36 PM	#6
Bruce The Aussie Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Chaotica (london,england) Age: 37 Posts: 1,798	try right clicking on the CD and going for open, so your looking through the CDs contents, then find the setup file called like setup.exe or something and run that. should overide the already installed thing, if it was saying that at the autostart screen. __________________ [img]\"http://members.aol.com/lasttrueprincess/images/bruce.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Have a nice day <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Big Grin]\" src=\"biggrin.gif\" /> <br />cloudkingdom.co.uk<br />\"be calm, be happy, be stoned\"<br />The person currently speaking is(tick appropriate): Me/My inner child/the voices in my head/my inner demons

03-12-2003, 05:07 PM	#8
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 39 Posts: 5,888	So you've completely removed it, even at the Software section in the Configuration Screen? __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

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03-12-2003, 04:14 PM	#1
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	I am trying to install a game (Civ III) but the computer thinks its installed, so I can't install it again. How can I remove this game from the windows registry so that the computer forgets it ever existed and i can install it! PLEASE HELP!

03-12-2003, 04:30 PM	#3
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	Tried that. Trust me, all that I can do is wipe it from the registry. Or re-format.. I'M NOT RE-FORMATTING! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

03-12-2003, 04:35 PM	#5
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	Its by Infogrames Interactive. Phew. I knew how to get into the Registry, but i thought it'd be a bit more complex from there on in

03-12-2003, 04:41 PM	#7
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	Nopes, that didnt work

03-12-2003, 05:22 PM	#9
slicer15 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 12, 2002 Location: Banstead, Southeast England Age: 37 Posts: 1,162	Hmmm...I had that problem with the Sims, it wouldn't install 'cos it thought it was already installed, yet the autorun had the install option, not the play option ('cos I tried uninstalling it, but it didn't) and it ran the uninstall wizard instead of the install wizard. When I rang Maxis (I think it was Maxis) they told me to get rid of everything in the registry to do with sims. You could try that with Civilization 3. Good luck!!

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