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CBMatt

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Can't uninstall game program.
« on: February 17, 2007, 07:30:42 AM »
I accidentally screwed up my Black & White (v1.20) savegame files, so I deleted the game about a week or two ago.  I had downloaded the Black & White Scripting Tools from the official web site and because I wasn't going to have the game anymore, I didn't want that program anymore either.  However, I can't uninstall it.  Whenever I try (using Add/Remove Programs, mind you), I get an error message stating "This SDK cannot be uninstalled independent of Black & White."  I get the same error when trying to uninstall it with CCleaner (newest version).  Assuming the game needed to be present to uninstall the SDK, I reinstalled Black & White, but to no avail.  I even get the same message when trying to reinstall the kit.  I haven't found any resources at all online.  Any suggestions?
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Re: Can't uninstall game program.
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2007, 11:31:21 PM »
Now, don't everyone come rushing to me with solutions all at once...

Anyway...I've gotten this taken care of, and I figured I'd post my solution, just in case anyone else ends up with this problem.  It actually ended up being really simple.  To get rid of the error, I just deleted the Black & White Scripting Tools entry with Add/Remove Program Cleaner.  Since all this does is remove the program from the list, I don't know how it made the error go away, but it did.  I even tested it several times.  It's beyond me, but at least it works.  However, it doesn't uninstall anything, but all I had to do was navigate to C:\Program Files\Lionhead Studios (NOT C:\Program Files\Lionhead Studios Ltd) and delete it.  Voila.  As far as I know, there aren't any registry entries or temp files that go along with the install, but I don't really care.  And if there is anything, I'm sure CCleaner will pick it up.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2007, 11:32:32 PM by CBMatt »
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