I feel like a wazzock

Carcharadidntdoitdon · 09-23-07, 10:51 AM

Ok I decided to go for a clean install of SH4 prior to mods. Game wouldn't uninstall.

Can anybody guess what I did next without thinking first ? Yeah thats right i deleted the folder

Now the game won't re-install says it had detected a previous 1.0.3.00 version and it requires uninstalling, but there is NOTHING to uninstall.

Open to advice and meaningless flames

Ok i somehow managed to fix it but flame on anyway

AVGWarhawk · 09-23-07, 11:04 AM

I recommend attempting a reinstall of the game even though you have it on the hard drive. It might give you option of remove, repair or modify. Click repair if it does. Then uninstall after it has repaired.

Carcharadidntdoitdon · 09-23-07, 11:13 AM

I have managed to clean up and uninstall, it is reinstalling now

John Channing · 09-23-07, 12:44 PM

Pinhead!

(Well... you did ask)

JCC

Rockin Robbins · 09-24-07, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carcharadidntdoitdon

I have managed to clean up and uninstall, it is reinstalling now

Dinsdale lives on! This is proof that after failing miserably with his invention of 80-grit toilet paper, Dinsdale changed his name to Carcharadidntdoitdon and began a research project into Windows installation procedures. Looks like when he releases his universal uninstall program it will make us all forget about how harmful viruses are.

STEED · 09-24-07, 07:16 AM

My advice is now have a nice hot cup of tea.

Nats · 09-24-07, 07:28 AM

My suggestion would have been to do exactly waht I did when in the same shoes only a few days ago and that was to search the registry and delete any folders with Silent Hunter 4 on them. One of which contains the current version number. After that you can reinstall fine but make sure you reinstall to the same location as before to ensure all old files are overwritten.

It also happen recently to me with MTW2 as well as SH4. I think its something introduced in some recent Windows update that prevents you from installing over previous later versions. Ive never noticed it until recently. Its a right pain thats for sure.

XLjedi · 09-24-07, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

Pinhead!

(Well... you did ask)

JCC

:rotfl:

...here add this one too:

SteamWake · 09-24-07, 12:42 PM

Uh... Whats a Wazzock ?

XLjedi · 09-24-07, 01:38 PM

Only a Twazzock would ask, "What's a Wazzock?"

Er, um, actually... I didn't know either...

Apparently Brit-slang for idiot/moron = Wazzock
I think it has something to do with the name for a worm or something or other...

I guess for extra emphasis you can also be a Twat+Wazzock = Twazzock

Ahhh, the fascinating things I learn on the boards...

John Channing · 09-24-07, 04:13 PM

I hereby appoint everyone who has taken part in this thread as an official Wazzcock.

The "Team Wazzcock" jackets will be ready Monday. See Rockin Robbins early to make sure you get the correct size.

JCC

hyperion2206 · 09-24-07, 04:21 PM

Although I did not really participate I think this thread qualifies me to become a member of this exclusive team (and to get this cool jacket).

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=122483

Rockin Robbins · 09-25-07, 12:53 PM

We're nightmares to the computer gaming world, but we have cool jackets!

Rockin Robbins · 09-25-07, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STEED

My advice is now have a nice hot cup of tea.

See tea fixes everything and we Americans are stuck with all this coffee!

John Channing · 09-25-07, 04:32 PM

And you don't even have Tim Hortons!

(Inside joke for Canadians)

JCC

09-23-07, 10:51 AM	#1
Carcharadidntdoitdon Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lancashire,UK Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I feel like a wazzock Ok I decided to go for a clean install of SH4 prior to mods. Game wouldn't uninstall. Can anybody guess what I did next without thinking first ? Yeah thats right i deleted the folder Now the game won't re-install says it had detected a previous 1.0.3.00 version and it requires uninstalling, but there is NOTHING to uninstall. Open to advice and meaningless flames Ok i somehow managed to fix it but flame on anyway __________________ We were riding along under the crest of a wave till the Sub smashed into the beach...

09-23-07, 11:04 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I recommend attempting a reinstall of the game even though you have it on the hard drive. It might give you option of remove, repair or modify. Click repair if it does. Then uninstall after it has repaired. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-23-07, 11:13 AM	#3
Carcharadidntdoitdon Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lancashire,UK Posts: 12 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have managed to clean up and uninstall, it is reinstalling now __________________ We were riding along under the crest of a wave till the Sub smashed into the beach...

09-24-07, 07:16 AM	#6
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	My advice is now have a nice hot cup of tea. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

09-24-07, 01:38 PM	#10
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	Only a Twazzock would ask, "What's a Wazzock?" Er, um, actually... I didn't know either... Apparently Brit-slang for idiot/moron = Wazzock I think it has something to do with the name for a worm or something or other... I guess for extra emphasis you can also be a Twat+Wazzock = Twazzock Ahhh, the fascinating things I learn on the boards... __________________

09-23-07, 12:44 PM	#4
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Pinhead! (Well... you did ask) JCC

09-24-07, 07:28 AM	#7
Nats Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pocklington York Posts: 9 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	My suggestion would have been to do exactly waht I did when in the same shoes only a few days ago and that was to search the registry and delete any folders with Silent Hunter 4 on them. One of which contains the current version number. After that you can reinstall fine but make sure you reinstall to the same location as before to ensure all old files are overwritten. It also happen recently to me with MTW2 as well as SH4. I think its something introduced in some recent Windows update that prevents you from installing over previous later versions. Ive never noticed it until recently. Its a right pain thats for sure.

09-24-07, 12:42 PM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Uh... Whats a Wazzock ?

09-24-07, 04:13 PM	#11
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	I hereby appoint everyone who has taken part in this thread as an official Wazzcock. The "*Team Wazzcock*" jackets will be ready Monday. See Rockin Robbins early to make sure you get the correct size. JCC

09-24-07, 04:21 PM	#12
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Although I did not really participate I think this thread qualifies me to become a member of this exclusive team (and to get this cool jacket). http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=122483 __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

09-25-07, 12:53 PM	#13
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Cool jackets We're nightmares to the computer gaming world, but we have cool jackets! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-25-07, 04:32 PM	#15
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	And you don't even have Tim Hortons! (Inside joke for Canadians) JCC