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CaptainMattJ. 04-13-11 07:55 PM

Silent Hunter 5 Wont let me uninstall
 
Ive tried everything. I go into its folder, and theres no uninstall.exe, i go into control panel and SH5 isnt listed in programs, and when i insert the SH5 Dick and uninstall from there it either doesnt respond or it tries to install another copy.

How can i uninstall it? im trying to uninstall then reinstall to fix some file corruption.

Buddahaid 04-13-11 08:04 PM

Let it reinstall and then uninstall?

reignofdeath 04-13-11 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ. (Post 1642362)
Ive tried everything. I go into its folder, and theres no uninstall.exe, i go into control panel and SH5 isnt listed in programs, and when i insert the SH5 Dick and uninstall from there it either doesnt respond or it tries to install another copy.

How can i uninstall it? im trying to uninstall then reinstall to fix some file corruption.

I believe somewhere in the computer, there is a program (Sort of like an end tasks program) that lets you look at all of the programs installed on the computer and "remove" them, as in it uninstalls them through the computer. The directory for this I don't know though however, maybe someone can help?

CaptainMattJ. 04-13-11 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith (Post 1642417)
I believe somewhere in the computer, there is a program (Sort of like an end tasks program) that lets you look at all of the programs installed on the computer and "remove" them, as in it uninstalls them through the computer. The directory for this I don't know though however, maybe someone can help?

if its the program and features in the control panel, ive already tried it.

and now when i try to uninstall through the Disk, it doesnt respond at all :damn:

jwilliams 04-14-11 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ. (Post 1642424)
if its the program and features in the control panel, ive already tried it.

and now when i try to uninstall through the Disk, it doesnt respond at all :damn:


Ummmm :hmmm:
Strange.... I found the uninstall straight forward. No problems.


I just uninstalled using the control panel, clicked silent hunter 5, clicked uninstall. Message popped up asking if I wanted to uninstall. I clicked yes. Another message popped up asking if I wanted to remove saved games & config files. I clicked yes.

It uninstalled.

I rebooted, checked folder... still there. I looked in folder... Had files from mods. So i dragged folder to recycle bin.

Rebooted. All files gone.

Reinstalled. No Problems.

Have you tried just deleting the folder???

Kremmen 04-14-11 04:59 AM

Hey CptMatt,
I use this when some apps stubbornly refuse to take the hint that you want them gone
http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html

and then just manually delete any folders that might get left behind.

Kremmen

scorpiondown 04-14-11 07:15 AM

install this program...
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

It,s great for cleaning up your pc..i run it everytime i shut mine down..

great little app

you can uninstall any program with this

sirbum69 04-14-11 04:32 PM

Or you could just hole a magnent to the HD, that will uninstall it...course it may uninstall everything else as well...:O:

CaptainMattJ. 04-14-11 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kremmen (Post 1642580)
Hey CptMatt,
I use this when some apps stubbornly refuse to take the hint that you want them gone
http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html

and then just manually delete any folders that might get left behind.

Kremmen

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorpiondown (Post 1642641)
install this program...
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

It,s great for cleaning up your pc..i run it everytime i shut mine down..

great little app

you can uninstall any program with this

thats the problem. Silent hunter5 doesnt appear as a program on Control panel, CCleaner, or ANYTHING else.

The CD doesnt respond at all.

And there is NO uninstall.exe or anything similar to it in any folder.

I cant uninstall from control panel, disk, through SH5, or outside programs. WTF can i do. :damn: :damn: :damn:

scorpiondown 04-15-11 07:57 AM

do you have another HD in your PC you could install the game to?
Or a different partition and delete the Ubisoft game file that you originally installed???

when you say the cd doesn,t respond at all,, is it recognized in "my computer"? if it is can you right click and "explore CD"?

Kremmen 04-15-11 02:06 PM

I used the Iobit advanceduninstaller the last time I had to uninstall SH5 as the built-in uninstaller or the control panel option didn't work.Just checking the Iobit uninstaller on my system and it has SH5 on the program list,(though that ain't much good to you if it doesn't show on yours).
Sorry that didn't work,hope you get a solution to it soon.

CaptainMattJ. 04-15-11 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorpiondown (Post 1643418)
do you have another HD in your PC you could install the game to?
Or a different partition and delete the Ubisoft game file that you originally installed???

when you say the cd doesn,t respond at all,, is it recognized in "my computer"? if it is can you right click and "explore CD"?

It knows theres a CD in it, i can run the autostart no problem. Everything throughth e menu works EXCEPT uninstall.

When i click it, absolutely nothing happens. i Gave it about 10 minutes to respond but no dice.

CaptainMattJ. 04-15-11 05:51 PM

no more playing Nice guy. I just deleted every trace i could find of SH5, i deleted everything in the folder, deleted all SH5 related items in RegEdit and Even when the Disc still told me i couldnt re-install, i went in and manually started the Setup.exe. ill let you know if it worked...

SS-0 Sub-Zero 04-16-11 10:01 PM

does it works? i have the same problem as you

CaptainMattJ. 04-16-11 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS-0 Sub-Zero (Post 1644684)
does it works? i have the same problem as you

Sort of yea. it seems to work a little better now but im still having trouble with a couple select mods not working.

Edit: THanks to Stoianm's expert help i now have my mods working :). So yes this uninstallation works for me completely.


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