AAAIIIEEE!!!!! help!

[self biased]

i'm attempting to install civ 3, however, it got stopped in the middle of the sound files via the cat jumping on the keyboard. now, it won't run properly, and i need to know how to remove civ3 from the registry after it's been manually deleted.

can anyone help me out?

[Skanky Burns]

Regedit.

MAKE A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

Then search for civ3, firaxis, or similar keywords. Delete as needed.

[self biased]

can i get step by step destructions?

[Ming]

[Tuberski]

Re format!

ACK!

[self biased]

pardon me, ming... i never, ever, claimed to be technically savvy. and my sense of humor, and machismo will not allow me to ask for "directions..." destructions, on the other hand, are perfectly acceptable.

[self biased]

can't reformat! not my computer! surely there is a way around this...

[Tuberski]

step by step destructions for using Regedit is entirely correct. Do something wrong and you better have the backup Skanky mentioned or you will reformat.

It is easy to mess things up with regedit.

Also try loading it again, then UNINSTALL it.

ACK!

[self biased]

already have tried to uninstall it... it doesn't do anything...

[Aro]

Re: AAAIIIEEE!!!!! help!

Originally posted by self biased
.................. and i need to know how to remove civ3 from the registry after it's been manually deleted.

can anyone help me out?

Manually deleted? Not uninstalled?
If so, install it again, reboot, then uninstall, reboot, and then... install it one more time. Should work.

[self biased]

it won't let me "install" it. merely "re-install" it. it attempts to uninstall it, which gets me nowhere. can anyone help me use regedit?

[self biased]

...?

[Aro]

I wish i could help.
Anyway, make a backup copy of the registry (name it registrybacup, for example) and try to delete any key with Civ, civilization, firaxis, infogames, and related, in the name. Close regedit. Then, try to install again (don't reboot yet! Try the reinstall first). A lot of work, the registry has too many keys and folders...
If this don't work, restore your backup copy (no reboot, please...) ... and ask for help again.

I had to do the same with Norton a few days ago. Works, but is like walk in a mined terrain!

Here are the keys I've deleted (remember, this is an example!)

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\No rtonAntivirus
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Sy mantec.Norton.Antivirus.IECont
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\Shellex\ContextMenuHandle rs\NortonAntivirus
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\Shellex\ContextMenuHandle rs\Symantec.Norton.Antivirus.IECont
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Symantec
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Installer\Pro ducts\3C5C570370804294FAF8FF7250C221EA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App
Paths\Iamapp.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer\Components\6666F05E5F93D1148D 900054012E0D7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer\Products\238D3C3469CAA364F84E B1D8B1AFF23A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer\Products\3C5C570370804294FAF8 FF7250C221EA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer\Products\68268697785A12D49AFA 59AC05C4EC6E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{0AE91EA0-83D4-49B9-ADF7-B769F7D091A4}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{3075C5C3-0807-4924-AF8F-FF27052C12AE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{43C3D832-AC96-463A-8FE4-1B8D1BFA2FA3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{71D03DD3-C6D9-4503-A1CC-FBA576F6CFE3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{79686286-A587-4D21-A9AF-95CA504CCEE6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{A4409609-BC39-49BD-8D28-0F19AF6122C6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{F4C9398F-B6C6-4A4B-8B6D-795CD86F915D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\LiveReg
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\LiveUpdate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\NortonAntiVirus
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\NortonInternetSecurity
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Symantec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\DNSFILT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\FWFILT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\HTTPFILT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NAVAP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NAVENG
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NAVEX15
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NDISFILT (ATENÇÃO: não
remova a chave NDIS)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NISDRV
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NISSERV
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\NISUM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMFILT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMEVENT
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMTDI
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMREDRV
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMFW
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\SYMNDIS

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Installer\P roducts\47897D8CB2F76434991FAD8AAAFBD9AC



As you can see, some of those keys don't have any reference to nothing like symantec, norton, or so. But IMHO a game is very simple compared with all those Symantec Stuff.

[self biased]

where is this registry file located...?

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by self biased
where is this registry file located...?

Start>Run>Regedit

Or get a registry cleaner.

Or thank your cat for sparing you from such a horrible game.