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reformatted problem

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  • 15-06-2008 12:58am
    #1
    Tyrant^
    Registered Users Posts: 580 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys

    I reformatted my OS which is stored on a seperate drive and I have all my Games on seperate drive also...
    My problem is now that when for example I download a patch for one of these games... windows is not detecting that it has it installed so i cant patch the games... another example is when i put the CD in it comes up with a Install option.. not a play option.

    Is there a way to fix this ?


    Thanks!


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Reinstall the games. You lost your install info when you formatted.


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    #3
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,897 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    indeed, you lost the Registry Key information for those programs during the reformat.


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    #4
    Tyrant^
    Registered Users Posts: 580 ✭✭✭Tyrant^


    ****...
    What can I do then to stop this happening again ?


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,057 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Tyrant^ wrote: »
    ****...
    What can I do then to stop this happening again ?
    Don't reformat.


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    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Find out what you need to back up, then reinstall.


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,897 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    i find it best when reformatting to just accept the lost of installed software: its all recoverable anyway. You're best off just keeping your install/setup files and trash the installed product.


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    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    Or make an image of the drive before you format (Norton Ghost/Acronis True Image, etc)


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    Sparkicks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Sparkicks


    back up your registry (start-run-regedit-right click-export) but you'd want to know what you're looking for.
    since the damage is done just reinstall the game... it should just rewrite to the registry and leave your save games as they are (but as you've written over your os drive depending on the game they'd be there and wiped off too)

    also that even though if you put in the cd no play option comes up simply navigating to your programs folder and running the select program will start the game up anyway


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