April 9, 200719 yr THIS IS FOR DELETING THE REGISTRY FILES MANUALLY IF YOU DELETED BF 2 FROM THE C DRIVE AND NOW IT WONT LET YOU INSTALL THE GAME, HERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON WAT TO DO: Thank you for contacting Electronic Arts Technical Support. This link will take you to the answer we walked you through over the phone, so that should you need this information in the future you will have it available without having to wait for assistance. You can manually uninstall the game by removing the files and registry keys associated with it. Be sure to follow these steps exactly as they appear to prevent accidental file/program deletion on your system. note: To manually uninstall the Battlefield 2: Euro Force and/or Battlefield 2: Armored Fury booster packs you must do a complete uninstall of Battlefield 2 from your system. To delete the save files: Open My Documents. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete. To delete the game files (in the default location): Open My Computer. Open the C drive. Open the Program Files folder. Open the EA GAMES folder. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete. Close all open windows. Right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin. To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2: Click on the Start button. Click on Run. Type regedit in the text field. Click File and then choose Export. Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All. Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Click the plus sign next to Software. Click the plus sign next to DICE. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete. Right-click on the Battlefield 2: Amored Fury folder (if applicable) and choose Delete. Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts. Right-click and choose Delete on any Battlefield 2 folders. Click the plus sign next to Microsoft. Click the plus sign next to Windows. Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion. Click the plus sign next to Uninstall. Right-click on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} andchoose Delete. A Confirm Key Delete window will appear, choose Yes. Close the WindowsRegistry Editor. Go to the following folder: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information (If you cannot find this folder you may have to go to Tools > Folder Settings and click the setting to "SHOW hidden folders.") Find the folders with the exact same values as the registry keys above and delete them. Empty the recycle bin once more. Battlefield 2 is now completely removed from your system. Should you require further assistance about this or any Electronic Arts game in the future, please visit our website and review our extensive Self Help Knowledgebase (http://support.ea.com) Joseph M.
April 10, 200719 yr sounds good and it should not cause any more problems when reinstalling the game, also it should work for any game or software causing problems when reinstalling.
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