How can I uninstall a deleted game?

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

I was deleting an old game and just emptied it out the recycle bin then it hit me; I forgot to uninstall it.Shrugging it off(thinking I wasn't going to play it again) I continued my work...well I want to play it again but I can't 'cause it says at the disk menu: Uninstall,Play,Instructions,etc.
How can I do this?

 

[USAFRet]

Click Uninstall.
What happens?

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

Click Uninstall.
What happens?

All the windows flash...nothing else
I assume you mean on the Change/remove programs tab

 

[USAFRet]

Click Uninstall.
What happens?

All the windows flash...nothing else
I assume you mean on the Change/remove programs tab

Yes, on the change/remove

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

Click Uninstall.
What happens?

All the windows flash...nothing else
I assume you mean on the Change/remove programs tab

Yes, on the change/remove

Exactly :lol:.All the windows flash.

 

[James Mason]

You can't unless you're an expert in editting registry files.
You can reinstall it and then uninstall it though.
It's not the biggest issue really, the reason you do an uninstall is because the uninstall will also edit the registry and remove any extra files the game put elsewhere on your system that it needs to reference (like putting the save games in the my documents folder ect.)
You could also try running CCleaner (google it) and having it clean your registry, that might allow you to reinstall it.

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

You can't unless you're an expert in editting registry files.
You can reinstall it and then uninstall it though.
It's not the biggest issue really, the reason you do an uninstall is because the uninstall will also edit the registry and remove any extra files the game put elsewhere on your system that it needs to reference (like putting the save games in the my documents folder ect.)
You could also try running CCleaner (google it) and having it clean your registry, that might allow you to reinstall it.

I'm confused.
Can you instead give me the best choice and instructions on how to do it?

 

[USAFRet]

You can't unless you're an expert in editting registry files.
You can reinstall it and then uninstall it though.
It's not the biggest issue really, the reason you do an uninstall is because the uninstall will also edit the registry and remove any extra files the game put elsewhere on your system that it needs to reference (like putting the save games in the my documents folder ect.)
You could also try running CCleaner (google it) and having it clean your registry, that might allow you to reinstall it.

I'm confused.
Can you instead give me the best choice and instructions on how to do it?

Try to reinstall it.
The do an actual uninstall, rather than just 'delete'.

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

You can't unless you're an expert in editting registry files.
You can reinstall it and then uninstall it though.
It's not the biggest issue really, the reason you do an uninstall is because the uninstall will also edit the registry and remove any extra files the game put elsewhere on your system that it needs to reference (like putting the save games in the my documents folder ect.)
You could also try running CCleaner (google it) and having it clean your registry, that might allow you to reinstall it.

I'm confused.
Can you instead give me the best choice and instructions on how to do it?

Try to reinstall it.
The do an actual uninstall, rather than just 'delete'.

There's no "reinstall" option.The only options I have is Uninstall of the Change/remove tab and Uninstall or Play on the game disk menu.

 

[USAFRet]

Is this a DVD or Steam install?
If DVD....try to reinstall from the original DVD.

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

Is this a DVD or Steam install?
If DVD....try to reinstall from the original DVD.

It's DVD the only options I have on it are Play and Uninstall(currently)
Play closes the windows(which then it's supposed to start the game I deleted)
And Uninstall minimizes the window(trying to open the uninstaller which I ALSO deleted)

 

[USAFRet]

Is this a DVD or Steam install?
If DVD....try to reinstall from the original DVD.

It's DVD the only options I have on it are Play and Uninstall(currently)
Play closes the windows(which then it's supposed to start the game I deleted)
And Uninstall minimizes the window(trying to open the uninstaller which I ALSO deleted)

There is no 'Install' option when starting the DVD?

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

Is this a DVD or Steam install?
If DVD....try to reinstall from the original DVD.

It's DVD the only options I have on it are Play and Uninstall(currently)
Play closes the windows(which then it's supposed to start the game I deleted)
And Uninstall minimizes the window(trying to open the uninstaller which I ALSO deleted)

There is no 'Install' option when starting the DVD?

I figured that when you haven't installed it yet it detects that and has the install option or vice-versa

 

[James Mason]

umm, navigate to to inside the DVD and see if there is a setup.exe you can run to maybe skip the auto launcher checking whether it's installed or not.

Still, download CCleaner and have it clean your registry for you, that should remove any links that dont go anywhere (like your missing game)

 

[Nicholas Stoltzfus]

umm, navigate to to inside the DVD and see if there is a setup.exe you can run to maybe skip the auto launcher checking whether it's installed or not.

Still, download CCleaner and have it clean your registry for you, that should remove any links that dont go anywhere (like your missing game)

Oh,DUH!Why didn't I think of that!
I'll reinstall it manually right now and see if I can fix this.