How Do I Clean The Registry?

Quaunaut

<div class="IPBDescription">BF:V</div> Ok I'll be honest here- I did something illegal.

I took my LEGAL copy of Battlefield: Vietnam, and got a safedisc crack(so I can run it. Safedisc makes games run 60% worse). But because I couldn't remove it or uninstall my game, I just deleted it. But now, its still in my registry, so I can't install it, and I can't uninstall it because its not there.

So how do I clear it off my registry?(and no, I'm not gonna be trying that again...)

BigMadSteve

Run -> regedit --> HKEY LOCAL MACHINE --> EA Games --> I'm assuming the folder will be called BF:V. Just delete that.

Zaphod

Use <a href='http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm' target='_blank'>RegCleaner</a>, it will scan for unused reg keys and will also show you what registry items are associated w/ your startup. Awesome program.

Quaunaut

Thanks for the try Bigmadsteve, I appreciate it, but Zaphod, THANK YOU! This even fixed my bug in Windows update! THANK YOU!!!

eediot

Hey, he just linked it. Thank the guy who made it, and the guys who make things like it, and then put em on the www free to download and use <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

** But yes, these are useful programs. Run em anyway, because even if you don't get it to combat a specific problem, it will fix loads others that you never even knew you had.

That_Annoying_Kid

hey Quan, what is the lesson learned from this little adventure?


^_^