25-04-2003 05:15									#1
	AAAIIIEEE!!!!! help! Remove this text

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 05:18									#2
	Got spare money?

Regedit.

MAKE A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR REGISTRY FIRST!

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

	25-04-2003 05:22									#3
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can i get step by step destructions?

	25-04-2003 05:29									#5
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Re format!

ACK!

	25-04-2003 05:30									#6
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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.

	25-04-2003 05:31									#7
	Put an end to popups!

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

	25-04-2003 05:35									#8
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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!

	25-04-2003 05:38									#9
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already have tried to uninstall it... it doesn't do anything...

	25-04-2003 06:04									#10
	Re: AAAIIIEEE!!!!! help! Tired of ads?

quote: 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.

	25-04-2003 06:12									#11
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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?

	25-04-2003 06:33									#12
	Suffering from ads?

...?

	25-04-2003 07:17									#13
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

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
\NortonAntivirus
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\Products\4789
7D8CB2F76434991FAD8AAAFBD9AC



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.

	25-04-2003 07:28									#14
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where is this registry file located...?

	25-04-2003 07:34									#15
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

quote: 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.

	25-04-2003 07:37									#16
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how do i make a backup...?

	25-04-2003 07:44									#17
	Put an end to popups!

ok.. i've done that, but it apparently won't let me delet civ 3 from my registry...

	25-04-2003 07:46									#18
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screw it.

	25-04-2003 07:51									#19
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Did you get a reg cleaner?

	25-04-2003 08:55									#20
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i ended up restoring my system to an earlier date... i'm now tacking the problem of starting an hotseat/PBEM game.

	25-04-2003 09:13									#21
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Good news.