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Old 04-10-20, 11:48   #11
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I can't find my disc at the moment, so I'm unable to check on my machine.

Can you check, if TR:Underworld is still listed in the "Add/Remove Programs" menu of Windows? Have you tried running the uninstaller there?
The installer most likely uses some registry entry to check if the game is already installed - but without having the disc, I can't really check which one, I'm afraid.
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Old 04-10-20, 14:38   #12
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No ANoDE there is nothing showing in add/remove.
I have even tried the uninstall option in C Cleaner, nothing there either
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Old 04-10-20, 16:21   #13
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You could install process monitor from microsoft:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sys...nloads/procmon

and use it to log which registry entries / files the underworld installer accesses before showing the error. Maybe this can give you an idea of how the installer detects the installation and counteract accordingly.
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Old 05-10-20, 21:01   #14
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You can also use a 3rd party uninstaller program. A lot of those clean registry entries and even detect uninstalled programs that still have junk data and registry entries left.
https://www.lifewire.com/free-uninst...ograms-2625188

I used IObit Uninstaller for a while and it worked pretty good.
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Old 06-10-20, 22:36   #15
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Thats part of the problem Wooxman, underworld is not showing in any program list , uninstall list etc.

Think im gonna give up
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Old 10-10-20, 19:16   #16
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Can you post a list of files that are on the disc?
Maybe we can help you do a manual setup of the game - skipping the installer alltogether.
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Old 30-10-20, 22:14   #17
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These 'newer computers' that have no optical drive just to save power, space, weight, cost, etc. do seem to have their drawbacks!

Which OS are you using?

Also, how is the game going to verify you have the TR disc before launching? Is the ISO on a thumb drive or something? How'd ya get it installed the first time, and afterwards how did it run without the game disc in some drive?

Sounds like there may even be some protection scheme going on...

Perhaps find some USB optical drive (buy/borrow) and install using it, but probably have issue running without disc in drive thingy if you just borrow temporarily.
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Old 07-11-20, 14:20   #18
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Thats part of the problem Wooxman, underworld is not showing in any program list , uninstall list etc.

Think im gonna give up
Have you tried a 3rd party uninstaller, though?

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These 'newer computers' that have no optical drive just to save power, space, weight, cost, etc. do seem to have their drawbacks!
That's why I keep a disc drive in mine. Also makes it a convenient Blu-Ray player.

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Which OS are you using?

Also, how is the game going to verify you have the TR disc before launching? Is the ISO on a thumb drive or something? How'd ya get it installed the first time, and afterwards how did it run without the game disc in some drive?

Sounds like there may even be some protection scheme going on...

Perhaps find some USB optical drive (buy/borrow) and install using it, but probably have issue running without disc in drive thingy if you just borrow temporarily.
It will probably install but not run because of TRU's copy protection. Also it's possible that the disc version won't run on Windows 10 anyway, as Microsoft has disabled certain copy protection systems that can harm the computer.

The easiest solution would probably be to just buy the Steam version. Steam doesn't care if a game has been installed before, it just copies all the files into the correct locations.

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