ICERAY2000 Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 It is a program designed to remove other programs, not mods. Sounds like it worked as intended. :thumbsup: Actually, REVO is a program that reads the contents of Windows Add/Remove programs list and then uninstalls them using the built-in uninstall for the program as well as conducting a registry, applications folder, and general reference search to insure a complete uninstall; as said elsewhere, Windows does a lousy job of uninstalling. If a program is in the list, it uses that program's own uninstall first. Since CUBE is an EXE install that is listed among the files, it was reasonable to assume it would work. Because it didn't work, I made the post to advise others of this consequence. I am replying here because of the misstatement in your post, as the MOD was not installed by FOMM, it was installed from an executable file that shows up in the program list and has a desktop icon pointing to the file. Do you understand the technical difference here? I do not think so, which is also why I posted, so that others that misunderstand or misinterpret the CUBE's installer presence in the list will not attempt to do what I did. So if you have FOMM and the MOD offers an non-self-installing file THAT is the way to go, not the way I tried.P.S. I have used this program in the past to remove other MODs from other programs with total success, which leads me to question the efficacy of CUBE's installer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrindedStone Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Well the old school rule for Fallout 3 on this issue are pretty much, Don't trust auto-installers, FOMOD, Package Manager, You should install manually each time comparing what's in the mod to what's in the data folder. I've made 33 different installs/builds of fallout 3 with mods. A few of them were just total failures, but for the most part they all turn out different. So it shouldn't be a big deal, just go play something else for a week or two, get some perspective an come back swinging. It's already way too much work just to get a simulation running. Here we have folks concerned with the actual data left over from a un-install. I can see what you are saying. You could be doing more productive things or something fun. Just using whatever, cleaning the registry afterwards until the O/S an drives are now so dirty it's a performance issue. To which you make some coffee an wipe the drives, thus starting over with a fresh system. Sure it's a pain to start fresh, but a pain you only have to deal with once or twice a year. To which you get a big fat reward at the end. Nothing speeds around like a fresh system, right? I guess what I'm trying to say is that the system is going to get screwed up no matter what you do. So you might be better off planing on the worst case scenario. A total system failure which is entirely software based. Which is easy... Do you have a copy of your O/S install disc? Then it's just a matter of waiting until either you have messed up your computer so much with internet porn that it no work so good, or your sister used your computer to shop for shoes online an it no workie no more at all. Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICERAY2000 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Well the old school rule for Fallout 3 on this issue are pretty much, ...Just a thought...Good to hear a rational voice in the darkness. You are right in several cases. I am moving on for now, doing some long overdue projects that gaming kept me from. Fallout 3 is such a good game that I suppose I will eventually be back, but gun shy for now. Corruption in PCs is indeed inevitable; we all have horror stories to tell, me especially, as I am cursed when it comes to PCs, trust me. Never-the-less, thanks for an intelligent, mature reply to my post. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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