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    GoshDARNIT!!!! Can you help me uninstall UT3?!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Sherman90, Nov 23, 2007.

  1. Sherman90

    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    I wanted to reinstall UT3, so I ran CCleaner and uninstalled my initial copy. So far so good...

    I've been trying now to run the setup.exe from the UT3 disc and no matter what I do I keep getting the same error. Firstly, there is no option to install...ony to uninstall and to launch. Launching fails, of course, and when I try to uninstall, I get the errir "1628: Failed to complete installation".

    Windows uninstaller still lists Unreal Tournament 3 and cannot uninstall it.

    When I try to force the setup directly, UT3 first tries to uninstall and fails...

    I deleted all my temporary files, scowered my registry and deleted the only UT3 entry I could find (not sure if there are more), deleted all of the UT3 folders I could find...and still no dice!

    Could anyone lend a hand??
     
    Sherman90, Nov 23, 2007
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  2. DeusEx

    DeusEx Notebook Evangelist

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    well if you got no options left then reformat the hdd... other than that i cant give any useful advice.
     
    DeusEx, Nov 24, 2007
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  3. Sherman90

    Sherman90 Notebook Consultant

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    nm

    I used system restore...uninstalled successfully using the CD uninstaller :)
     
    Sherman90, Nov 24, 2007
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  4. TechnoWhore

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    I usually get that if there is registery left over from a bad uninstall. I find a proper uninstaller like "Your uninstaller" and a good registery cleaner like "TuneUp utilities" gets rid of these errors. Manually you can delete the whole register folder for UT3 manually (regedit, or maybe CCleaner has a reg editer?) to make the computer stop thinking it has the program installed when it isn't. Hope this helps a bit.
     
    TechnoWhore, Nov 24, 2007
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  5. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    dmacfour, Nov 24, 2007
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