Sorry, I can't reinstall AGAIN!

Megachihuahua · 07-01-2004, 04:47 PM

I'm very sorry to bother you, but once agian I can't reinstall. As I was told before, I went to the regedit and deleted everything that says baldur, bg2 or bgII. But it still doesn't work. The problem seems to be that everytime the install screen comes up, it creates 2 files in the regestry, one biowarecorp/baldur gate/10000 and baldurmain. I must be missing something.
PS win 95.

original thread:
I can't reinstall Baldur's Gate. Win 95. For some reason, it seems to think I still have it installed.When I try to install using setup.exe, it unistalls (even though the game isn't there. I've unistalled multiple times). When I run Baldur.exe, instead of 'install' it has 'play'. When I hit play, it says 'first time run game, config...blah blah blah'. I manage to config it, and then I get this weird error message about a programmer and a missing line, probably because the game isn't installed.

What I want is, either to know how to get around this stupidity, or what files to move from the disks to what files to get it to run (norm install). Or what file do I have to hunt down and delete or change to make it understand the game isn't there?

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I had the same problem a while back with Black & White. I gave up on it and it eventually dissapeared... that might have been because of the reformat though
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I had that exact same problem a week ago. I tried threats, incantations, voodoo rituals, but nothing worked. I tried to install, and it said, "Are you sure you want to remove all the selected components?" I said yes, and it said, "Uninstalling," the progress bar jumped to 100%, and that was it. That was all it would do. I went to Add/Remove programs, and it claimed that I still had BG2 installed. No matter what.

They say that the definition of insanity is to do the exact same thing over and over and expect a different result. Well then, chalk me up, because it was on about the 20th time I told my computer to Remove BG2 that it finally worked, and would let me reinstall. A random-chance bug defeated by random-chance serendipity.
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Your registry still contains the keys that tell the autorun program that the game has been installed. Load up regedit and search for those keys.

Be careful with that program, the keys you need to kill all contain the word 'baldur', so if your careful this is safe, but if you happen to delete the wrong thing, you can kill your computer
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In regedit, the key you need is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersi on\Uninstall . Go through the keys there... it's one of the ones up the top that are just wierd numbers. It will have "Baldur's Gate 2" somewhere in the right pane. Once you find that one, delete it (and no others).
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(this file didn't exist)

RoSs_bg2_rox · 07-01-2004, 05:26 PM

cant you just run the installer manually from the CD? i.e browse the Cd, double click on setup.

Rogue_At_Heart · 07-02-2004, 01:24 AM

well, since you've been in the registry already....
uninstall the game (all versions of the one you want), then edit the registry and F3 for all entries with 'baldur' in them (if your removing all version, otherwise look carefully at the root folders to see if its the version your wanting) and delete the keys. reboot and you should be able to reinstall it from that point, since the reigstry will no longer show any traces of your bad version and 'should' accept the new install.

Megachihuahua · 07-02-2004, 08:38 PM

If it was easy enough that i just run setup, I wouldn't be having a problem.

I don't understand. EVERY SINGLE BALDUR FILE IS GONE! Why doesn't it understand that? It still unisntalls! In Baldur.exe, I can get it to say 'install' rather than 'play', but it then sends me to setup.exe, where the problem seems to be. It then uninstalls, and creates the registry files
HKey local machine/SOFTWARE/BiowareCorp/Baldur's Gate 2(TM)-Shadows of Amn(TM/10000 and
HKey local machine/SOFTWARE/BiowareCorp/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Appath/BG2Main and that also has 2 registry things

07-01-2004, 04:47 PM	#1
Megachihuahua Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 8, 2004 Location: MD, U.S. Age: 35 Posts: 46	I'm very sorry to bother you, but once agian I can't reinstall. As I was told before, I went to the regedit and deleted everything that says baldur, bg2 or bgII. But it still doesn't work. The problem seems to be that everytime the install screen comes up, it creates 2 files in the regestry, one biowarecorp/baldur gate/10000 and baldurmain. I must be missing something. PS win 95. original thread: I can't reinstall Baldur's Gate. Win 95. For some reason, it seems to think I still have it installed.When I try to install using setup.exe, it unistalls (even though the game isn't there. I've unistalled multiple times). When I run Baldur.exe, instead of 'install' it has 'play'. When I hit play, it says 'first time run game, config...blah blah blah'. I manage to config it, and then I get this weird error message about a programmer and a missing line, probably because the game isn't installed. What I want is, either to know how to get around this stupidity, or what files to move from the disks to what files to get it to run (norm install). Or what file do I have to hunt down and delete or change to make it understand the game isn't there? -------- I had the same problem a while back with Black & White. I gave up on it and it eventually dissapeared... that might have been because of the reformat though -------- I had that exact same problem a week ago. I tried threats, incantations, voodoo rituals, but nothing worked. I tried to install, and it said, "Are you sure you want to remove all the selected components?" I said yes, and it said, "Uninstalling," the progress bar jumped to 100%, and that was it. That was all it would do. I went to Add/Remove programs, and it claimed that I still had BG2 installed. No matter what. They say that the definition of insanity is to do the exact same thing over and over and expect a different result. Well then, chalk me up, because it was on about the 20th time I told my computer to Remove BG2 that it finally worked, and would let me reinstall. A random-chance bug defeated by random-chance serendipity. --------- Your registry still contains the keys that tell the autorun program that the game has been installed. Load up regedit and search for those keys. Be careful with that program, the keys you need to kill all contain the word 'baldur', so if your careful this is safe, but if you happen to delete the wrong thing, you can kill your computer --------- In regedit, the key you need is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersi on\Uninstall . Go through the keys there... it's one of the ones up the top that are just wierd numbers. It will have "Baldur's Gate 2" somewhere in the right pane. Once you find that one, delete it (and no others). -------- (this file didn't exist) __________________ Max Power! He\'s got the name you\'d love to touch! but you musn\'t Touuuch! his name sounds good in your ear, but when you hear it, you musn\'t fear, because his name can be sai-d by anyone!

07-01-2004, 05:26 PM	#2
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 36 Posts: 5,225	cant you just run the installer manually from the CD? i.e browse the Cd, double click on setup. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-02-2004, 01:24 AM	#3
Rogue_At_Heart Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: May 28, 2004 Location: Iowa, USA Age: 54 Posts: 11	well, since you've been in the registry already.... uninstall the game (all versions of the one you want), then edit the registry and F3 for all entries with 'baldur' in them (if your removing all version, otherwise look carefully at the root folders to see if its the version your wanting) and delete the keys. reboot and you should be able to reinstall it from that point, since the reigstry will no longer show any traces of your bad version and 'should' accept the new install. __________________ (Baldur\'s Gate II Collector\'s Edition: SoA and Tob fully installed)<br />(I am using no mods aside from the official patches.)

07-02-2004, 08:38 PM	#4
Megachihuahua Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 8, 2004 Location: MD, U.S. Age: 35 Posts: 46	If it was easy enough that i just run setup, I wouldn't be having a problem. I don't understand. EVERY SINGLE BALDUR FILE IS GONE! Why doesn't it understand that? It still unisntalls! In Baldur.exe, I can get it to say 'install' rather than 'play', but it then sends me to setup.exe, where the problem seems to be. It then uninstalls, and creates the registry files HKey local machine/SOFTWARE/BiowareCorp/Baldur's Gate 2(TM)-Shadows of Amn(TM/10000 and HKey local machine/SOFTWARE/BiowareCorp/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Appath/BG2Main and that also has 2 registry things __________________ Max Power! He\'s got the name you\'d love to touch! but you musn\'t Touuuch! his name sounds good in your ear, but when you hear it, you musn\'t fear, because his name can be sai-d by anyone!

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