How do I remove Sins from my registry?

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How do I remove Sins from my registry?

I installed Sins and Entrenchment and when I went to uninstall, I could uninstall entrenchment just fine (using the Windows XP - Control Panel- Add/Remove Programs method) but when I tried to uninstall Sins nothing would happen.

Trying to use the Sins uninstaller didn't work either. Since I was trying to install into a different drive i decided to just dump the folder into the trash and hope that the reinstall would overright any registry entries. Not so apparently.

Upon running Sins I got an error message. I tried the Impulse uninstall function, which deleted the game from my comp, but there is still a Sins program showing up in the Windows Add/Remove Programs list, and Sins isn't installed anywhere on my machine right now.

I'd like to make sure the registyr is clean before wasting another hour waiting for Sins and Entrenchment to download and install ... again (really?! no way that I can just save the files somewhere on my hard drive so that I don't have to waste that much time downloading the game every time I want to install it?!).

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I installed Sins and Entrenchment and when I went to uninstall, I could uninstall entrenchment just fine (using the Windows XP - Control Panel- Add/Remove Programs method) but when I tried to uninstall Sins nothing would happen.
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That's because Entrenchment is installed on top of sins, and by uninstalling Entrenchment, you've also uninstalled Sins. This is primarily because at the moment there is no way to "roll back" an Entrenchment install to get vanilla Sins back. I know this is pretty screwed up, but this is the current situation. It may change once Entrenchment goes out of Beta.

As far as I know, Sins itself does not add anything into the Registry at all. Impulse may, and the installer itself may (ie. Windows Add/Remove programs), but Sins itself does not add anything to the Registry.

At the moment, I am guessing that there is no Sins or Enthrenchment on your PC, although it may appear so in Windows Add/Remove programs correct?

So, I think your next step is to use Impulse to re-install Sins (no Entrenchment). Then, once it has been installed, you can do a proper uninstall of SOASE.

If you want to be able to switch back and forth between sins and entrenchment, then copy the whole Sins program directory before installing entrenchment. You can then rename/copy the folders according to which version you wish to play and it should work just fine.

wasting another hour waiting for Sins and Entrenchment to download and install
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Impulse has a function called "Archive". You can archive an already installed copy of Sins, or you can right-click and choose "Download and Archive". Once you have archived it, Impulse will not need to re-download the program again if you choose "Open Archive".. You can even copy the archive file to DVD as a backup..

 

 

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you for the info on archiving, I saw it too, but didnt know what it was.   :)

-Teal

 

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