Re-install Problem

[TheBagelmeister]

I had to uninstall RTW and the mods because I was having some problems, and intended to re-install. The uninstallation of RTW went a little crazy, and afterwards I just deleted everything in the Activision folder.

I have the CD in, but my computer thinks its got RTW on. So I choose the Uninstall command, and nothing happens.

Now, what do I do now that I screwed up?

[Clibby]

You have to go into the registry and delete the entries there.

1. Click on Start then go to Run.
2. Type in regedit and click OK.
3. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Software.
5. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled The Creative Assembly.
6. You will see a folder labeled "Rome Total War".
7. Right click once on this folder; a menu will appear.
8. Select the delete option and left-click; this will remove the folder.

[TheBagelmeister]

Hm, nice idea, and I tried it.

Except for in my EA folder the only thing there was my Maxis folder. And I checked to be 100% certain RTW wasn't by some freak accident in there. And no, its not.

[Pent uP Rage]

I think he meant "activision".
Just run "RegClean". It's by Microsoft so it won't damage anything else in the registry. And even with the slim chance that it does. It creates a backup that you can restore.

[Clibby]

Sorry about that, I ment The Creative Assembly then Rome Total War. I was just renaming this from another post and forgot to change it. Yeah so it should be:

1. Click on Start then go to Run.
2. Type in regedit and click OK.
3. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Software.
5. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled The Creative Assembly.
6. You will see a folder labeled "Rome Total War".
7. Right click once on this folder; a menu will appear.
8. Select the delete option and left-click; this will remove the folder.

But PuR's idea will work perfectly fine and will clean some garbage out of there as well.

[TheBagelmeister]

Two things, one, according to my comp, I don't have "RegClean"

And number two, I used RegEdit and deleted Activisioin and The Creative Assembly. However, the problem is still there. Should I possibly Error-Check or Defragment to try to clean out the drive, or no?

[Clibby]

Ok now try this:

1. Click on Start then go to Run.
2. Type in regedit and click OK.
3. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Software.
5. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Microsoft.
6. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Windows.
7. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Current Version.
8. Left-Click once on the plus sign next to a folder labeled Uninstall.
13. Locate a folder labeled {A642BB6B-CA1D-4142-8DD4-318C3F3DC834}
9. Right click once on this folder; a menu will appear.
10. Select the delete option and left-click; this will remove the folder.


You can also get Registry Cleaner here:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,4666,00.asp

[TheBagelmeister]

Deleted from regedit, still won't work.

Hm, I installed regclean with no problems, but it won't work via "Run". According to the site, it's not longer supported by Microsoft.

[mike^_^]

aside from registry cleansing, did you try downloading this nifty little program called " Windows install clean up " ?

I had the same problem re-installing, and I ran this after I cleaned the registry, deleted Rome - Total War from the list this program gave me, then everything was fine

I forgot where I got it, I remember reading a help post suggesting using this program, try CNET, or google it :T