Simviation Forum - How do you un-install CFS1?

Feb 29^th, 2008 at 10:35am

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I can't find CFS1 in the Add/Remove list and there is no uninstall.exe in my CFS1 folder!

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Reply #1 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 10:40am

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If it's installed & working there should be an Uninstall option on the CD.

I don't know why you wish to uninstall CFS1 but it's such a comparatively small program it shouldn't make much difference to leave it.

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Reply #2 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:00am

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Haven't played CFS1 for a long time. My CFS1 folder did NOT contain the CombatFS.exe. The CD does not contain an un-install selection. BTW, I changed PCs 4 yrs ago moving from W98 to XP. I know I installed CFS1 then 'cause the CFS1 folder exists. I also installed (or did I?) a no-crack so I wouldn't have to use the CD. So, I don't know what I have now!!

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Reply #3 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:16am

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The program can't run without combatfs.exe. If you really want to remove it I don't think deleting the complete CFS1 directory folder would do any harm.

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Reply #4 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:21am

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Tried that an XP aborts the attempt using Explorer saying the file or folder is being used!!
BTW, thanks for helping me with this.

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Reply #5 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:29am

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Strange. Make sure it's not open in another window.

What size is your CFS1 directory? Right-click on the folder & select Properties. Mine is a full install with a few addons. It adds up to a grand total of 231 MB. Hardly worth worrying about.

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Reply #6 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:38am

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185 mb. BTW, in your install is there an Un-install in the folder? Or, if you insert the CD do you see an un-install selection? How 'bout your in your Add/Remove list?

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Reply #7 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:44am

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185 Mb is even less worth the bother. IMHO
I've seen some addons for the later sims bigger than that.

To answer your question I have a fully functional version of CFS1 installed. This has both COMBATFS.EXE & uninstal.exe in the root directory folder. It's also listed in the Add/Remove options.

I'm sure I could delete this directory if I wished. I can't think of a reason why you can't remove yours unless it's open in another window.

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Reply #8 - Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:49am

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Well, thanks for listening. I'll play around with it. I just installed (or re) the CFS NO_CD patch(?) and it put the CombatSF.exe and it's un-install in the CFS folder so I'll see what happens. BTW, if I try this new uninstall.exe, it appears to only un-install the cracked CombatSF.exe. but not the complete game installation. Maybe that's what I did years ago!!
Thanks again and I'll let this thread end.

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Reply #9 - Mar 3^rd, 2008 at 6:33pm

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Hagar wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:29am:

Mine [CFS1 directory] is a full install with a few addons. It adds up to a grand total of 231 MB.

jldjs wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:38am:

185 mb.

The uninstal.exe 'disk' size is 320kb and the Combatfs.exe size is only 160kb. If Hagar has three or more aircraft added to his hangar, the 46mb difference is fairly well covered -- not much missing. Also, as Hagar stated, the program won't run without Combatfs.exe although it will still run if the Combatfs.exe is renamed and opened (thus I have Korea CFS.exe, WW1.exe, Wake CFS.exe, etc.).

jldjs wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:38am:

...is there an Un-install in the folder? Or, if you insert the CD do you see an un-install selection?

If properly installed, there should be an uninstal.exe in the main folder; if not properly installed, inserting the CD should result in an install window -- there is no seperate uninstall on the CD (it's incorporated in the setup engine, thus available only after an acknowledged install).

jldjs wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:49am:

I just installed (or re) the CFS NO_CD patch(?) and it put the CombatSF.exe and it's un-install in the CFS folder so I'll see what happens. BTW, if I try this new uninstall.exe, it appears to only un-install the cracked CombatSF.exe. but not the complete game installation. Maybe that's what I did years ago!!

The NoCD patch is only a replacement Combatfs.exe and its accompanying uninstall, as you state, only uninstalls it -- nothing else.

Hagar wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:16am:

If you really want to remove it I don't think deleting the complete CFS1 directory folder would do any harm.

Quite, it wouldn't, as long as you delete any shortcuts so that you don't get any error message should you click onto one (without the Combatfs.exe you'd already have been getting one, anyway).

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Reply #10 - Mar 6^th, 2008 at 6:22pm

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Hagar wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:29am:

Strange. Make sure it's not open in another window.

What size is your CFS1 directory? Right-click on the folder & select Properties. Mine is a full install with a few addons. It adds up to a grand total of 231 MB. Hardly worth worrying about.

that's interesting.....My copy of CFS is about 450MB

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Reply #11 - Mar 11^th, 2008 at 1:15pm

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Hagar wrote on Feb 29^th, 2008 at 11:29am:

Mine is a full install with a few addons...

Imsuck wrote on Mar 6^th, 2008 at 6:22pm:

that's interesting.....My copy of CFS is about 450MB

...more add-ons than program...

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