Simviation Forum - Removed FSX install drive & now can't re-install..

Sep 25^th, 2011 at 6:58am

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As the title, I've replaced 3 of my old drives with a 2TB single one, trouble is one of the drives I've removed (and subsequently re-formatted) contained my old FSX install, trouble is, my OS (Win7 x64) is still under the impression FSX is still installed but can't un-install it. If I try to re-install, again, it assumes FSX is already installed.

Help!

Yes, next time, I will un-install before I remove the drive that has the program in question on it! Shocked

Thanks.

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Reply #1 - Sep 25^th, 2011 at 10:49am

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it is your system registry that is holding you up.

WIN 7 64-- START > (in the search bar type "REGEDIT") >
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Microsoft Games/Flight Simulator/10.0

DELETE

ONLY

THE 10.0 FOLDER FROM THE REGISTRY!!!!

restart your computer, and then try to reinstall FSX.

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Reply #2 - Sep 25^th, 2011 at 2:05pm

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Rather than muck around in the registry (what about the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key capt. prop?) why don't you try to repair your FSX install instead of re-installing it?

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Joe

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Reply #3 - Sep 28^th, 2011 at 9:53pm

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FSX will only write its registry file to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. I have had to uninstall FS9, as well as X combined a total of 30 times so I know EXACTLY where it is. Also I had to phone Micro$oft once or twice about the "2 computer" rule.

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Reply #4 - Sep 29^th, 2011 at 1:58am

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Reply #5 - Sep 29^th, 2011 at 11:07am

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Capt.Propwash wrote on Sep 28^th, 2011 at 9:53pm:

FSX will only write its registry file to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

I didn't add those keys, so Capt. Computer Expert, if FS didn't add them who did?

Capt.Propwash wrote on Sep 28^th, 2011 at 9:53pm:

I have had to uninstall FS9, as well as X combined a total of 30 times so I know EXACTLY where it is.

In 6+ years I have yet to screw up my FS install so bad that I had to do a re-install, so ya got me there. Tongue

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Reply #6 - Sep 29^th, 2011 at 1:10pm

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Problem with registry due to sloppy uninstaller is (usually) easily dealt with the use of CCleaner, automatically and without having to muck around with manual registry editors. It's a freeware and quite the useful tool to keep a computer in tip top shape, pruning the wild tree the registry can sometimes become. Wink

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