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    Default Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    Basically Rome Total War was working fine until I tried to install the EB mod for Rome Total War. EB didn't work so I got rid of it. Then the normal version of Rome Total War failed to work so I had to reinstall it. I unistalled Rome Total War from "unistall or change program". When I then put in Disc 1 to reinstall it, the main menu still showed the options "play Rome Total War" and "Unistall". When I click Unistall DemoShield starts up but nothing happens.
    I tried to manually unistall it by deleting all the Rome Total War folders and registry entries (from http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...html).I've double checked whether i've deleted all the folders and registries for Rome Total war but when I put in Disc 1 I still can't reinstall. I have windows vista.

    Any help with this is appreciated.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    You have to also delete the folders in Program Files and appdata.
    The one in appdata is hid so you have to unhide all hidden files and folders in folder options first.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    you know what the file in appdata is called and where to find it? There's no folder to do with Rome Total War in there.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    If you have XP, there is none.

    If you useVista or 7, it can be The Creative Assembly, or Activision, or Sega depending on which version of the game you bought.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    okay i've deleted the activision folder in appdata, but it still won't work

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    If you have both Activision folders deleted, run a registry cleaner like Eusing Free registry Cleaner to get out the garbage.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    done that. Still no luck :S

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    To the extreme. I am using 7 but it and Vista file straucture is almost identical.

    search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20Computer&crumb=location:%3A%3A{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\InstallShield Installation Information I believe is the culprit. The trouble is I don't know which entry is for RTW. If it's in the list of registry entries you pulled up from .com, delete it.

    Since I don't know, I'd rename the folder, and tri it, again.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    sorry, rename which folder?

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    Installshield Installation Information

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    hmm I deleted that folder because I thought that could have been causing the problem..

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    Then did it make a new one?

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    No, I don't think so

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    My window 7 64 bit shows two other Installshield folders besides the on you deleted.

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    AHHHHHHH yeee

    lol when I was looking for the other InstallShield folders I accidentally found a rogue RomeTW file in C:\Windows just on its own called RomeTW.ini . Deleted that and now it works yay.
    Cheers muchos for the help

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    Default Re: Can't Reinstall/Unistall Rome Total War

    Good to hear that you've got it working. irishron helps again.

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