How to manually uninstall a game?

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#1 Lox_Cropek
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How can I manually uninstall a game from my computer?

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#4 Treflis
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Click uninstall Or go to Add/Remove program in the Control board, locate the game and then uninstall it.
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#5 Lox_Cropek
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Click uninstall Or go to Add/Remove program in the Control board, locate the game and then uninstall it.Treflis
That's not working

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#6 Agent_Kaliaver
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Well lighting your harddrive on fire usually works decently.
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#8 Drazule
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Go to your start menu, find the game in question's folder in it and there should be an uninstall option.

or

Put the game's disk in and use the CD menu to uninstall.

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#9 hydr0_32
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It should uninstall using add-remove program unless you pirated a DVD rip of the game..

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#10 hydr0_32
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Or do this, hit the Windows key and R, a run box should pop up, In that box type regedit and press ok, click edit > find, In find box type the name of the game and remove all entries of the game..

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#11 anolecrabcf
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Delete all the files in the game's folder and then go to start->run and type "regedit" and search for all the entries that refer to the game you're deleting but be careful not to delete any other entry or... well do what you want really but make sure you have time to fix it later.
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#12 Lox_Cropek
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Whenever I try to uninstall RF Online, it gives me the error "Internal error: Cannot find utCompiledCode record for this version of the uninstaller."

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#13 hydr0_32
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Try Revo Uninstaller..

http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller/3000-2096_4-10687648.html?tag=mncol

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#14 Lox_Cropek
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Try Revo Uninstaller..

http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller/3000-2096_4-10687648.html?tag=mncol

hydr0_32

I tried it. It gives me the same error...

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#15 Un_Ordinateur
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I've been meaning to uninstall approx. 95 gigs of games from my trusty old Dell inspiron e1505 since I just got a new gaming notebook, and turn it into a media center. Never was very good for gaming anyway, since it came with an integrated GMA 950 (Shudder).

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#16 hydr0_32
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[QUOTE="hydr0_32"]

Try Revo Uninstaller..

http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller/3000-2096_4-10687648.html?tag=mncol

Lox_Cropek

I tried it. It gives me the same error...


It appears that one of the uninstall files have been corrupted, have you tried to uninstall It manually with the steps I gave you??

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#17 Lox_Cropek
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[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]

[QUOTE="hydr0_32"]

Try Revo Uninstaller..

http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller/3000-2096_4-10687648.html?tag=mncol

hydr0_32

I tried it. It gives me the same error...


It appears that one of the uninstall files have been corrupted, have you tried to uninstall It manually with the steps I gave you??

Is that safe...?

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#18 hydr0_32
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[QUOTE="hydr0_32"]

[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]I tried it. It gives me the same error...

Lox_Cropek


It appears that one of the uninstall files have been corrupted, have you tried to uninstall It manually with the steps I gave you??

Is that safe...?

Yes, It looks like you have no other choice but to uninstall It manually just be carefull, only delete the registry key that has RF Online and you should be fine..Good luck!

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#19 Lox_Cropek
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[QUOTE="Lox_Cropek"]

[QUOTE="hydr0_32"]


It appears that one of the uninstall files have been corrupted, have you tried to uninstall It manually with the steps I gave you??

hydr0_32

Is that safe...?

Yes, It looks like you have no other choice but to uninstall It manually just be carefull, only delete the registry key that has RF Online and you should be fine..Good luck!

I need to do that before or after deleting the game folder?

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#20 Gog
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Doesn't matter.

Delete the game folder

in Regedit,

go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and remove the entry for your game

then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove the entry for your game

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#21 Vholch
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Doesn't matter.

Delete the game folder

in Regedit,

go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and remove the entry for your game

then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove the entry for your game

Gog
Worked like a charm for me! Thanks a milion!! :) This 'oughta help others as well. (Had a slight problem uninstalling Icewind Dale 1&2 + Planescape: Tornment) This problem usually occurs because that you just plainly deleted the game folder to save up space *blush*
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#22 Gamerz1569
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1. Locate game folder and delete the entire thing

2. Go to Start>Run>Type "regedit" (without quotation marks)

3. Locate the game in the registry and delete, make sure that you don't delete anything else.

Note: Usually the registry of the game is found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>Software Search for the publisher or developer folder (eg: ME2 would be under the Bioware folder).

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#23 ekultus
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Delete all the files in the game's folder and then go to start->run and type "regedit" and search for all the entries that refer to the game you're deleting but be careful not to delete any other entry or... well do what you want really but make sure you have time to fix it later.anolecrabcf
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#24 Fuzzy_Bear123
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Doesn't matter.

Delete the game folder

in Regedit,

go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE and remove the entry for your game

then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and remove the entry for your game

Gog
I'm pretty sure this can be done with CCleaner, as it clears all unnecessary registry entries.