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[Miraz]

I uninstalled the game to do a reinstall, and now I can't even do a basic install. The computer thinks that Baldur's Gate 2 is still there, even when it isn't ... when I run the TOB setup, it asks if I want to uninstall TOB ... and then of course it gives an error message when I say ok because there ISN'T anything to uninstall. I can't get it to run the install procedure. TOB is still in my Add/Remove programmes list too, I can't get rid of it.

I've deleted all the registry entries for the game I can find, to no avail. How do I get this game to start seeing sense?

[pro5]

Did you delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\BG2Main.Exe ?

Also:


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare Corp\Baldur's Gate™ II - Shadows of Amn™]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare Corp\Baldur's Gate™ II - Shadows of Amn™\1.00.000]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare Corp\Baldur's Gate™ II - Throne of Bhaal ™]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BioWare Corp\Baldur's Gate™ II - Throne of Bhaal ™\1.00.000]

Edited by pro5, 28 December 2006 - 04:04 PM.

[erebusant]

I uninstalled the game to do a reinstall, and now I can't even do a basic install. The computer thinks that Baldur's Gate 2 is still there, even when it isn't ... when I run the TOB setup, it asks if I want to uninstall TOB ... and then of course it gives an error message when I say ok because there ISN'T anything to uninstall. I can't get it to run the install procedure. TOB is still in my Add/Remove programmes list too, I can't get rid of it.

I've deleted all the registry entries for the game I can find, to no avail. How do I get this game to start seeing sense?

It really sounds like you've installed your game originally in other than the C: drive. When you uninstall the game to try again, it doesn't delete your registry entries. The only way to re-install then if you don't get your registry cleared up is to use windows explore and manually run your setup.exe, or your "Start" then "Run", then find setup.exe in your cd drive.

[Miraz]

Yep, I deleted all those before attempting a reinstall. When I get to installing TOB, still can't do it.

[Miraz]

I uninstalled the game to do a reinstall, and now I can't even do a basic install. The computer thinks that Baldur's Gate 2 is still there, even when it isn't ... when I run the TOB setup, it asks if I want to uninstall TOB ... and then of course it gives an error message when I say ok because there ISN'T anything to uninstall. I can't get it to run the install procedure. TOB is still in my Add/Remove programmes list too, I can't get rid of it.

I've deleted all the registry entries for the game I can find, to no avail. How do I get this game to start seeing sense?

It really sounds like you've installed your game originally in other than the C: drive. When you uninstall the game to try again, it doesn't delete your registry entries. The only way to re-install then if you don't get your registry cleared up is to use windows explore and manually run your setup.exe, or your "Start" then "Run", then find setup.exe in your cd drive.

I did install it in the D: drive, and I always have. I hate installing games and stuff on C drive. I usually just do exactly what you said and run the setup.exe manually, but it's not working ... instead of running an installation routine, it just keeps running the uninstallation routine. For something which doesn't exist.

How can it still be doing this without registry entries?

[Miraz]

Phew! I've solved the problem. The previous TOB install left behind a registry entry in the Uninstall subkey. I had to dig quite deep to find it.

For future reference, if anybody else is having this problem, go into the registry, and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Uninstall

And look around in there for a subkey containing Throne of Bhaal or Baldur's Gate stuff. Deleting it makes everything peachy.

Now I can go back to trying to fix the problems in the OTHER thread. Did I anger a God, or something?