Windows 10: Uninstall/Re-install Issues possibly registry problems

Hi all, I use Autocad daily and yesterday tried to install Autodesk's CFD program. Unfortunately it was very buggy and gave a few error messages about activation/product keys. After attempting to uninstall and reinstall I found that it wouldn't let me. Apparently my computer thinks it is still installed, but I can't find the files for it anywhere in my drive. I've seen several people recommend the Microsoft fix-it tool, but I have Windows 10, so that is not an option for me. I've also had an issue in Autocad where data links for Excel do not work, a common registry issue. I don't know enough about computers to edit the registry manually I've seen several warnings for non-advanced users. Any help is much appreciated.


Specs: IntelR Core i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design 16GB RAM 500GB SSD

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Crysis - install/uninstall problem

Well I had given Crysis to my brother last May for his birthday. Installed well and he played it, no problems there.

Now he came to play it again and he told me "it isn't working".
I went to install it for him (he said he couldn't), and I couldn't neither install nor uninstall. The Install option was unselectable. And if I tried to uninstall I got the message of a missing file (don't remember exact message).

Apparently he had accidentally deleted some Crysis file, and that is why he can't install/uninstall. I came to this conclusion because the game still shows up under Installed Programs in the Control Panel (and I can't uninstall it neither from there).

I further deleted his saved games and the Crysis folder and files in Program Files, but still this didn't solve the problem.

Does anyone know what I can do to get his game working again? I suspect I have to delete some registry entries (I did that once in the case of Oblivion) but I need to know which registry entries they are, because I don't want to accidentally delete something else and ruin his games for the holidays!

Thanks!
*Toast :toast:

 

How do you uninstall chipset drivers?

I'm installing a new mobo so I need to uninstall the intel 865g drivers to make way for the P35 drivers.

Can't find any uninstall options in add/remove programs and intel chipset inst listed in driver cleaner.

Any suggestions? *Confused

 

Registry editing

Hello,

This issue may have occurred after one of the following situations:

• You upgrade the Windows operating system.
• You install or uninstall CD or DVD recording programs.
• You uninstall Microsoft Digital Image.

Given that, we suggest performing the methods in this article:
Your CD or DVD drive is not recognized by Windows or other programs.
The resolutions that are listed in that article may help solve some instances but not all instances of this problem.

Important:This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow
these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article.

Feel free to update us with the results.