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...so every program you install on your computer, it is noted within the Registry? If that is correct, then when you install programs on Drive D, and format your o/s on C:, how come the programs you installed on D show up when in add/remove programs once you have installed an o/s?

 

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Are you talking a dual-boot scenario here, ie OS on C: and separate OS on D: ? Or OS: on C:, with D: a "clean slate" to install apps, data, etc ?

Your question was too vague to answer straight off

 

It seems to be the second, at least thats my interpretation of it.

They show up because regardless of where you install them to Windows knows about them because you are installing them onto windows. the drive makes no difference, you still usually use an MSI to install them.

 

Depends on the program. Some versions of windows have lists of well-known 3rd-party software that they are able to recognize. They do this because some of them need special treatment for compatability reasons.

Harry.

 

Lets all just ignore that 1st question, cuz that is i was talking complete and utter b0ll0ck$ cuz looking at my system now, what i thought would of happened, did not happen which will lead to Question 2.

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I formated my comp and (clean) installed mce... What i thought happened was; the SWAT would of been listed within add/remove programs, and just checked it isnt. Which is what should happen (i think), so you can ignore that part of my post..

Question 2

So now I have not got SWAT listed within my add/remove programs, how do i go by uninstalling this when i have no uninstall program within the directory, nor in add/remove and do not want to use any 3rd party program...

Sorry about the confusion... ...and am ever sorrier if your even more confused...

 

Apologies for the ignorance, but:

1) What is MCE
2) What is SWAT

 

MCE = Media Centre Edition
SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics (That is a game in this instance)

 

I should have known that!

Is there an uninstall on the start menu? If not then I'd suggest putting the SWAT CD in and trying to remove from the CD.

 

and what happens if you lent your cd out and that f*ker broken it thats the reason for the uninstallation??? what happens then

How sure are you? 100% or 101%?

EDIT: AJ - i did not uninstall them from Windows - they are still installed but installed on drive D, which is where my game saves are... OS is installed on C:

 

Im CONFUSED.com!

I dont want that game on my computer no more...
my head hurts, i cant think straight, i've got smokey vision, cant sleep and confused

I just delete that game and my os will work fine and i live happily ever after?

 

the game asks for cd, aint got it no more, thats why i wanna delete it...

 

If the game was installed on D: - and you wiped and installed the OS on C: as new, and the game doesn't appear in the uninstall list, then the game isn't 'installed' any longer.

Just delete the directory on D:


Harry.