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Since: Jul 30, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:32 am
Post subject: Zoo Tycoon 2
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I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
something left on the drive...
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:39 am
Post subject: Re: Zoo Tycoon 2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi JerryL,
Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
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Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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JerryL Wrote:
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| I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
| uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
| programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
| the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
| something left on the drive... |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:39 am
Post subject: Re: Zoo Tycoon 2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Worked great. Thanks. (did a reg clean, then went through the registry and
deleted all references to Zoo Tycoon).
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JerryL
"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi JerryL,
>
> Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
>
> Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
>
> Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
> and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
> that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
>
> Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
> game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
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> JerryL Wrote:
> =================
> | I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
> | uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
> | programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
> | the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
> | something left on the drive...
>
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Since: Nov 01, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:24 am
Post subject: Re: Zoo Tycoon 2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi JerryL,
Great news! Glad that worked out for you. 
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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
JerryL Wrote:
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| Worked great. Thanks. (did a reg clean, then went through the registry and
| deleted all references to Zoo Tycoon).
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|| Hi JerryL,
||
|| Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
||
|| Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
||
|| Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
|| and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
|| that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
||
|| Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
|| game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
||
|| --
|| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
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|| JerryL Wrote:
|| =================
||| I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
||| uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
||| programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
||| the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
||| something left on the drive... |
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Since: Jul 23, 2007
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:10 am
Post subject: Re: Zoo Tycoon 2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Dear Jimmy S
I have also had this same problem with trying to reinstall Zoo Tycoon 2 and
am only given the option to uninstall ???
I following your advice below but sadly didn't work for me. I've also tried
restarting with clean boot.
One thing, I got the Regclean and it ran and 'fixed my registry problems'
but I couldn't get a way to find any registry keys for the game and delete
them?? Have I missed something?
Grateful for any help as my daughter is badly missing being able to play
this game.
Regards
Debra D
"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi JerryL,
>
> Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
>
> Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
>
> Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
> and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
> that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
>
> Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
> game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
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> JerryL Wrote:
> =================
> | I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
> | uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
> | programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
> | the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
> | something left on the drive...
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Since: Nov 01, 2005
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Zoo Tycoon 2 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi Debra D,
Your best solution would be to repair Windows using these instructions:
How to repair Windows XP:
Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
using this method: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
Recommended updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
Debra D Wrote:
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| Dear Jimmy S
| I have also had this same problem with trying to reinstall Zoo Tycoon 2 and
| am only given the option to uninstall ???
| I following your advice below but sadly didn't work for me. I've also tried
| restarting with clean boot.
|
| One thing, I got the Regclean and it ran and 'fixed my registry problems'
| but I couldn't get a way to find any registry keys for the game and delete
| them?? Have I missed something?
|
| Grateful for any help as my daughter is badly missing being able to play
| this game.
| Regards
| Debra D
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| "Jimmy S." wrote:
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|| Hi JerryL,
||
|| Here's how to uninstall a game when using Add-Remove programs fails:
||
|| Step A: Start your computer in Safe Mode by holding down the F8 key.
||
|| Step B: Reinstall the game to the same folder it was installed to originally,
|| and then try to uninstall it again using Add-Remove programs. If
|| that fails, delete it's folder and any save games in My Documents.
||
|| Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the
|| game, delete them: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html
||
|| --
|| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| JerryL Wrote:
|| =================
||| I had Zoo Tycoon installed and running just fine. Somewhere along the way we
||| uninstalled the game from a question within the game, not from add/remove
||| programs. Now, whenever I try to install the game the only screen I get has
||| the option to UNinstall. I'm stuck between install and uninstall. Must be
||| something left on the drive... |
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