Can't Remove Game

[Dempcey]

HI ALL! Been long, long time! (Though I still very much stalk and lurk).

 

Can't remove game from Windows 10 Control Panel > Programs & Features

 

I've deleted all the games registry keys. Every single one! And yet one must be lurking?

 

I've formatted the drive the game was on.

 

I've combed the www for any answers.

 

When I try to uninstall/change the game in "program & features" I get the message:

"An installation support file could not be installed. Catastrophic failure".

which I have also investigated online - no joy.

 

Thing is I'm trying to play an old game "Stronghold Crusader" (not that yucky steam HD version). After installing the game I realized I don't wish to run the games CD to play the game and wanted to make an ISO. Instead of uninstalling the game properly my dumb &@^#^ formatted the disk the game was on, which led to all of the above.

 

When I run the CD, it gives the options to "Play" or "Uninstall" well can't do either as the game is not installed.

 

While here, may I ask the best ISO program to use in future?

 

Thanks and miss ya all mucho!

 

DK

[HeyYou]

Doesn't Win 10 support ISO natively??? (I know you can mount them.... not sure about creating them, though I wouldn't be surprised.....)

 

Could try a registry cleaner, like CCleaner, or something similar, see if it finds anything.... Or, manually comb thru the registry again, and see if anything turns up.

 

Another possibility might be manually exploring the game disk, for the installer.... and fire it off manually. Once installed, you can either leave it, or, run the stock uninstaller. Should work then.

[Pickysaurus]

Can you not look at the mounted ISO and right-click it to "Eject" it?

[Dempcey]

Can you not look at the mounted ISO and right-click it to "Eject" it?

Nope. There isn't an ISO. Installed from original game CD.

 

Done with the whole affair.

Followed Firefly's guide (install patch) to which is a version of the game I loath and after attempting to install the patch

it broke the game again so that I cannot uninstall.

Game in question is Stronghold Crusader.

Appears "GameSpy" though I did not install it, has a major issue with Windows 10. (Really odd as Stronghold I can play without patch, also has GameSpy which I did not install).

 

Only way to play this game is to update to Stronghold Crusader HD which blows and is why I attempted to use

my CD from two decades ago to play the original version.

 

DirectPlay is enabled, tried all compatibilities, no joy.

 

Thank you both for the help! So sad to say goodbye to one of my favorite games :sad: