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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Games / January 2006Can't Uninstall Microsoft Links 2003
My husband installed Microsoft Links 2003 along with the patches. Now I am unable to uninstall the program for him. Using the Uninstall feature in the program does nothing. Using the delete programs in the control panel also does not work. When I click to remove or uninstall, nothing happens. My husband also cannot find his original discs so I don't have the option of reinstalling to try to uninstall. If the uninstall is corrupt, is there any way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program when nothing works?  SignatureMikeyswife Hi Bucky, Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails: Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key. Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally, and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If you can't, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents. Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html SignatureCheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User* Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ Bucky Wrote: ================= | My husband installed Microsoft Links 2003 along with the patches. Now I am | unable to uninstall the program for him. Using the Uninstall feature in the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program | when nothing works? Jimmy S., thank you for the information. However, since I don't have the discs anymore I can't reinstall the program. You don't need the discs to play the game as the full game was installed to the hard drive. I do think he had special courses installed, but I have looked for an uninstall for them both within the games folder and using the add/remove in the control panel. I can't find any other install. Any other suggestions to help me? SignatureMikeyswife > Hi Bucky, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > | way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program > | when nothing works? Hi Bucky, Delete The game's folder and any save games in My Documents.. and then Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html SignatureCheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User* Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ Bucky Wrote: ================= | Jimmy S., thank you for the information. However, since I don't have the | discs anymore I can't reinstall the program. You don't need the discs to [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] ||| way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program ||| when nothing works? Thanks Jimmy S. I was finally able to track down his disc and used it get the uninstall done. However, there are some courses and stragglers left. I will use your suggestion and see if that helps to get rid of the rest. Thank you for your help. SignatureMikeyswife > Hi Bucky, > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > ||| way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program > ||| when nothing works? Hi Bucky, You're most welcome.. I'm glad Chris and I were able to help you get this sorted. :-) SignatureCheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User* Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ Bucky Wrote: ================= | Thanks Jimmy S. I was finally able to track down his disc and used it get | the uninstall done. However, there are some courses and stragglers left. I [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] ||||| way to get a fresh copy of uninstall.exe? How can I uninstall this program ||||| when nothing works? Do you have any third-party add-ons installed, like special courses? If so, try uninstalling those first. They may have modified the information the uninstall routine is looking for when you enact it. If your husband has lost the original CDs, how is he playing the game? A CD is needed to launch it. SignatureChris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > My husband installed Microsoft Links 2003 along with the patches. Now I am > unable to uninstall the program for him. Using the Uninstall feature in [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > program > when nothing works? No it will play without the CD after you play one time and use CD #1. It makes it nice as you don't scratch the CD that way. I have had the game from the first week it came out. I play my father in law three or 4 times a week. He is in Kentucky and I'm in Texas. Randy > Do you have any third-party add-ons installed, like special courses? If > so, try uninstalling those first. They may have modified the information [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> program >> when nothing works? That's news to me. The security protection has always required CD 1. Perhaps you've installed a no-CD patch? SignatureChris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > No it will play without the CD after you play one time and use CD #1. It > makes it nice as you don't scratch the CD that way. I have had the game [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> program >>> when nothing works? Hi Chris H., You're correct. :-) I just tested Links 2003 again, and it requires CD verification to launch. SignatureCheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User* Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ Chris H. Wrote: ================= | That's news to me. The security protection has always required CD 1. | Perhaps you've installed a no-CD patch? [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] |||| -- |||| Mikeyswife Absolutely. 8-) Apparently the user has used some third-party "remedy" and that's what is causing the problems. Since we don't know what that would change, chasing a solution at this point isn't viable. SignatureChris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > Hi Chris H., > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > |||| -- > |||| Mikeyswife Yes it does the first time but after that IT DOES NOT! Well... never mind I know what is correct... It works is all I know. Randy > Hi Chris H., > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > |||| -- > |||| Mikeyswife Anyway back to his problem, couldn't he use regedit to find everything pointing to Links 2003 and delete them (I have done this to remove Norton before) or would that be a bit dangerous for them to try? Just a thought. Randy > Yes it does the first time but after that IT DOES NOT! Well... never mind > I know what is correct... It works is all I know. [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >> |||| -- >> |||| Mikeyswife Not to continue this argument, but you, sir, have altered something with Links 2003, whether you know it or not. Here's a Microsoft Knowledge Base article which is titled, "Games that require that the original product CD is in the CD-ROM drive to play": http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;243258 Under the Applies to: section, please note that Links 2003 is listed. End of thread. SignatureChris H. Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/ Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > Yes it does the first time but after that IT DOES NOT! Well... never mind > I know what is correct... It works is all I know. [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >> |||| -- >> |||| Mikeyswife nope. I have upgraded my computer many times since the first time I installed the game and all I do is install the game then the extra courses and play. No (no CD patch here). My father in law also has the game and he does it the same way. We like the game because if you use MSN Messenger 6.2 you can play the game through messenger but for some reason 7.0 will not support it. :( Randy > That's news to me. The security protection has always required CD 1. > Perhaps you've installed a no-CD patch? [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>>> program >>>> when nothing works? Agree, the CD is not required after the first use. T2 > nope. I have upgraded my computer many times since the first time I > installed the game and all I do is install the game then the extra courses [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>>>> program >>>>> when nothing works? |
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