25-04-2003 04:49									#1
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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?

	25-04-2003 04:50									#2
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you can't just install it right over the old registry entries?

	25-04-2003 04:52									#3
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cod do civ 3

any help?

	25-04-2003 04:57									#4
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unfortunately, no. i can't re-install over the old registry. it asks me to un-uninstall first, but refuses to actually uninstall. and "Cod do civ 3" doesn't help me at all...

	25-04-2003 05:03									#5
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try formatting drive hard, may work for yoy

tell me if i help?

	25-04-2003 05:14									#6
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... i'm at my cousn's house. i seriously doubt that she would appreciate that. come on... there's got to be a way around this...

	25-04-2003 05:18									#7
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prehaps cousin not mind you if you stealed the computer sneakly from her and format it

	25-04-2003 05:24									#8
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granted, she's always away on business trips... but ... no. i don't think i'll reformat C:\

	25-04-2003 05:27									#9
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why yoy type italic, is to mock me?

	25-04-2003 05:35									#10
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::shakes head and looks at crotch's join date:: ... ask someone that used to go to the old alpha.owo boards...

...

nah... it's something of a trademark of mine, along with the **evil grin**

	25-04-2003 05:40									#11
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join date is false of my real self

	25-04-2003 05:49									#12
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indeed... but my join date is truly mine... damn... has it been four years already? i could also wear the title of "Apolyton Legend" should i see that fit, however, that is a can of worms best left untouched at the moment...

	25-04-2003 06:30									#13
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Editing the system register is tricky at the best of times - and you can end up creating worse problems then you have now. Does the computer have more than one harddrive? If so, trying to install the program on the other drive might help your situation...but the only way to completely remove the partial install would be by editing the register, but I'm not even going to try and guide you in that endevour - I know my "computer savy" limits!

	25-04-2003 06:59									#14
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I would download a Registry cleaner. There's plenty of the available for a free trial. Since you've deleted the folder's that contained the games' files, the registry cleaner should clear the registry of any Civ 3 remains. Then you could do a fresh install of Civ 3.

	25-04-2003 07:02									#15
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Ah, good suggestion BigFree! I didn't even consider that option.

I suggest you download the program by performing a Google ( http:www.google.com ) search for regedit.

	25-04-2003 07:11									#16
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ZDNet has a free downloadable version of RegEdit Light 2.0:
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2401-912825.html

EDIT: I have also stumbled across a register cleaner program. This is the program that you probably want to use: Here is where you can download it:

http://www.createwindow.com/wininfo/regclean.htm

EDIT 2: Oops! This program is not compatible with Windows XP.

Last edited by Wittlich on 25-04-2003 at 07:17

	25-04-2003 07:26									#17
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My partner just made a comment -

You are using Windows XP, right?

If so, just go back and restore the computer to one or two days ago (before you tried to install Civ)

From your Start menu, click on:

Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore.

This will give you the option of restoring the system back to a privious date/time period. Rather simple, now that I think about it. Thanks John! (to my partner)

	25-04-2003 08:46									#18
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wittlich: thanks! that worked...!

	25-04-2003 13:22									#19
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i was going to give that idea you to but i forgot what it did

	25-04-2003 19:25									#20
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Good to hear that the crisis has been deverted Self Biased.