Please help

Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:03 pm

My idiotic drunk room mate was [censored] around on my computer and deleted all my Morrowind files thinking he was funny :facepalm: , I cannot reinstall nor uninstall the program for some reason now. any suggestions?

svcks because I lost a character with over 90 hours of progress :sadvaultboy:

Also uninstalled WoW, that crap takes hours to download install and patch...not very happy with him at all.
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Laura Simmonds
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:52 am

Check the recycle bin...?

Beyond that I really don't know what to say. That really svcks. Hopefully someone else will come here and give you some better advice than I can. :(
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marie breen
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:07 am

I messed this up twice, making it impossible to uninstall and reinstall. I think what I did was reverting back to the most recent restore point on my computer.
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willow
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:09 am

Maybe try cleaning Windows Registry, there are probably some entries left,.
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Ice Fire
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:35 am

I messed this up twice, making it impossible to uninstall and reinstall. I think what I did was reverting back to the most recent restore point on my computer.


Yeah I just restored it to 3 days ago, yet the files are still wiped out and I am still unable to uninstall I get this message http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/kronus101/Untitled-7.png
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Annick Charron
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:46 pm

After you restore, I heartily recommend enabling password protection on your windows login (including after screensaver).
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Louise Lowe
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:39 am

Maybe if you install it in another directory...
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Juliet
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:53 pm

remember - revenge is sweet : P
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phil walsh
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:47 am

Yeah I just restored it to 3 days ago, yet the files are still wiped out and I am still unable to uninstall I get this message http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv188/kronus101/Untitled-7.png

Have you tried the disc after you restored? Maybe you can select uninstall or install from there now. I think what I did was I restored my computer, inserted the disc and all of a sudden it all worked :shrug:

Good luck
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ImmaTakeYour
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:20 am

You might also want to consider getting a new roommate.
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Ysabelle
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:49 am

registry clean with c cleaner, it should delete unused registry keys, then allow you to re-install. And for the roommate, get a taser (lol, just kidn)

ST
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Alyesha Neufeld
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:16 am

remember - revenge is sweet : P


And an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.
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StunnaLiike FiiFii
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:38 am

You need a new roommate patch, preferably "My Computer = [censored] Off v1.0.7".

If all else fails, fdisk the house partition and install a new roommate.
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adam holden
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:52 am

And an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.


It wouldn't be an eye for an eye. More like, a couple legs and some teeth for an eye....
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..xX Vin Xx..
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:39 pm

What a [censored]...that would result in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCsMKypvmB0
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JeSsy ArEllano
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:38 am

1. Keep back ups.
2. Kill roommate.
3. Dont leave your computer unlocked and unattended.
4. Keep back ups.
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Julie Ann
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:06 pm

1. Keep back ups.
2. Kill roommate.
3. Dont leave your computer unlocked and unattended.
4. Keep back ups.

One more thing, if I may add:

5. Keep back ups. Preferably on a USB memory locked away where no one can find it
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kasia
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:23 pm

And an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.

Maybe if his friend was blind he couldn't delete his Morrowind folder anymore. :evil:
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sw1ss
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:27 pm

Look into DOS recovery possibly?
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Kelvin Diaz
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:58 pm

Well there are programs out there, that when something is deleted, you can still find the files on the computer. I forget what it is called. So hopefully someone will tell you.

What I have is EASEUS Data Recovery Free Edtion. It works for a few tries, so try something like that and see if you can get your files back or at least your saved game back.

I also had this problem and doing a windows restore helped for me once, but not when it happened again. If all else fails, do a complete restore from manufacturing specs and reinstall that way.

Good Luck and make sure you have a password on your computer and as someone said, make sure you have it as well when screen saver comes on as well.
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Nitol Ahmed
 
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Post » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:34 am

I don't know if this will be helpful, but Ive made mistakes before where I deleted a game then restored my computer to an earlier point for whatever reason, the game was still installed but the files were said to be 'missing' when I tried to delete it again. My way of fixing it was to undo the last restore.
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