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Ya I think once I get these uninstalled they are gone......Yes I have tried
to resolve the issues they suggested and no such luck. Patty
"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi Patty,
>
> I see you're putting the reinstallation of the games on the shelf for now..
> Good.
Have you tried the resolution suggested in that article?
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "Patty" <Patty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:627D8258-C157-4FC8-8BC1-C23E7848DA2C@microsoft.com...
> | Here is a error code I got from microsoft
> |
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318485
> |
> | My son has played this game before so I know my video adapters support
> | direct 3d so now how do I
> | Verify that your video adapter supports Direct 3D, and then verify that you
> | are using the most current drivers for your video adapter?
> | Thanks
> |
> | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> |
> | > Hi Patty,
> | >
> | > Thank you for the birthday wishes.
> | >
> | > Well, another way to go about it without using RegCleaner would be
> | > to restore your system to a date prior to when you installed the games.
> | >
> | > How to use Windows XP System Restore:
> | >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
> | >
> | > --
> | > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> | > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | >
> | > Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> | > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
> | > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
> | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> | > _________________________________________________________
> | >
> | >
> | > "Patty" <Patty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1B72D791-DA77-42F6-A3C2-20A9FF011878@microsoft.com...
> | > | Happy Birthday!! Okay I followed your instructions and when I hold down the
> | > | F8 key nothing happens. Besides Isnt there another way to go about it besides
> | > | installing RegCleaner? I would prefer not to. Patty
> | > |
> | > | "Jimmy S." wrote:
> | > |
> | > | > Hi Patty,
> | > | >
> | > | > Congratulations - Yours is the first post on my Birthday!
> | > | >
> | > | > Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
> | > | >
> | > | > Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
> | > | >
> | > | > Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
> | > | > and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
> | > | > that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
> | > | >
> | > | > Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
> | > | > game, delete them:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > Cheers,
> | > | > Jimmy S.
> | > | >
> | > | > Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | > | > Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk
> | > | > Game FAQ's:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> | > | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> | > | > _________________________________________________________
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > "Patty" <Patty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FBD123DE-D68F-4512-B24D-37F58A6D5BEC@microsoft.com...
> | > | > | My son wants to play 2 games Stronghold Crusaders and Empire Earth but, we
> | > | > | can't get them to play . When I tried to uninstall both games I get error "
> | > | > | the supported file could not be installed, could not find file". They do show
> | > | > | up in my add/remove programs and when I do a search they are there. Therefore
> | > | > | I want to just uninstall them and reinstall them and maybe that would work.
> | > | > | Can anyone tell me how to go about this?
> | > | > |
> | > | > | Thanks
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