Unable to unintsall cracked games

[flashbackee]

I would like to uninstall Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Mirror's Edge from my computer, but when i try to do it the setup program start and not the uninstalling process. I tried to uninstall the programs using the uninstall.exe file, using the control panel and also using Revo Uninstaller but nothing happens. Can anyone help me please?

 

[COLGeek]

Are you performing these uninstall tasks as an administrator?

 

[flashbackee]

Are you performing these uninstall tasks as an administrator?

Yes

 

[COLGeek]

Scan you system for malware and viruses as these are often included in pirated content.

Next, try starting your system in Safe Mode and initiating the uninstall then.

 

[flashbackee]

Scan you system for malware and viruses as these are often included in pirated content.

Next, try starting your system in Safe Mode and initiating the uninstall then.

Ok thanks, now i try

 

[Wayfall]

I would like to uninstall Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Mirror's Edge from my computer, but when i try to do it the setup program start and not the uninstalling process. I tried to uninstall the programs using the uninstall.exe file, using the control panel and also using Revo Uninstaller but nothing happens. Can anyone help me please?

I have come across a few pcs with this issue and on most occasions i go into safe mode and find the folder and just delete it - restart - then run a Windows Defender virus scan and a Malwarebytes malware scan and again restart.

 

[COLGeek]

I would like to uninstall Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Mirror's Edge from my computer, but when i try to do it the setup program start and not the uninstalling process. I tried to uninstall the programs using the uninstall.exe file, using the control panel and also using Revo Uninstaller but nothing happens. Can anyone help me please?

I have come across a few pcs with this issue and on most occasions i go into safe mode and find the folder and just delete it - restart - then run a Windows Defender virus scan and a Malwarebytes malware scan and again restart.

This is "a way" to remove, but will leave orphans in your registry (lots of them). If I had to go this route, I would considering re-installing Windows from scratch to be 100% no little nasties were left behind.

 

[bajgur]

I would like to uninstall Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Mirror's Edge from my computer, but when i try to do it the setup program start and not the uninstalling process. I tried to uninstall the programs using the uninstall.exe file, using the control panel and also using Revo Uninstaller but nothing happens. Can anyone help me please?

I have come across a few pcs with this issue and on most occasions i go into safe mode and find the folder and just delete it - restart - then run a Windows Defender virus scan and a Malwarebytes malware scan and again restart.

This is "a way" to remove, but will leave orphans in your registry (lots of them). If I had to go this route, I would considering re-installing Windows from scratch to be 100% no little nasties were left behind.

to my knowledge, now days games (especially the non-original ones/pirated) leave/write nothing in registry.
just delete the folder...

 

[Darkbreeze]

Legitimate games might not leave anything in the registry, at least, not in all cases, but there is absolutely zero way for you to know what a cracked or modified installer has deposited and left behind that may well have not been put where you pointed the game installer at for installation. If you have a system with a game or application, that came from a disreputable source, and shame on you for that, that won't uninstall, you are highly likely to still have something on your system whether you delete the game folder or not and it's probably going to be something that you really, really don't want there.

Bite the bullet and do a clean install. Lesson learned.

 

[flashbackee]

Scan you system for malware and viruses as these are often included in pirated content.

Next, try starting your system in Safe Mode and initiating the uninstall then.

Thanks for the help!

 

[flashbackee]

Thanks to all, I solved the problem starting the system in safe mode and using Revo Uninstaller to delete all the files and the registry keys of the programs.

 

[COLGeek]

You are welcome. Good luck and stay away from pirated content. It isn't worth the risk.