Re: Can't Uninstall 2 Games

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

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"Patty" <Patty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1B72D791-DA77-42F6-A3C2-20A9FF011878@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| 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: 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FBD123DE-D68F-4512-B24D-37F58A6D5BEC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | 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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