View Full Version : Technical Help with Installing BG2


AvenLord15
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:08pm
ok um when i installed bg2 i was installing when i realized i only had the 1 disc and had to find the other 1s so i canceled dload
well like a week later i found them so i went to install again and ass soo as i tried to install it was finished i thought this was really weird but it worked and i had no problem with that but then i started to notice little problems like there was no real icon to open game just an icon that said baldur and every time i opened the game said it was my first time and i had to configure
since i like making my own items and stuff with ieep i went to look in override folder and found that i didnt even have 1!
I found this very very weird but if it wasnt doin n e thing bad for me i had no problems. But now the problems start all of the sudded some error came up every time i tried to start up bg2 so i went to reinstall but i didnt find n e uninstall buttons or n e thing in folder n e where i tried goin to add/remove programs and when i try and remove it it says preparing uninstall sheild and then it says do you wish to remove all components of this product and i press ok so then it says uninstalling but even when its done program is still there same happenes when i try to reinst

so i deleted every thing that had to do with baulders gate but its still on my computer i really wana play but i cant reinstall plz n e 1 help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! avenlord :confused:

[ July 30, 2003, 21:30: Message edited by: Blackthorne TA ]

Aldeth the Foppish Idiot
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:28pm
Read the forum rules.

I can't help you anyway, because I can't understand what it is you're saying...

For example, I know what "If you are any" means, and I hate having to figure out IF U R N E means...

Oh, it also probably helps if you don't private message people AND post the same question...

Kovalis Darkfire
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:29pm
While first of all, it would have been much more useful to yourself if you had used proper English (moderators will not be happy with the way you write, you should work on it). And now about the problem: You should not have just deleted everything, now the only way( I think) to make your computer realize that the game is not still on the computer, would be to go into the windows registry, and try to erase it there. You could try to go into the control panel, and go to add/remove programs, try to find BG, and then click remove. Or you could just reinstall your operating system...but some of those things will be next to impossible if you are not computer literate.

Jesper898
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:34pm
1: Improve your grammar.

2: Reformat your harddrive.

Alex
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:48pm
/me smacks Avenlord with a 20lb English textbook, then runs off to find some painkillers for his headache...

JSBB
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 8:57pm
Before doing something rash like reformating your hard drive or reinstalling windows you may want to at least try to edit the registry. It is not as hard as you might think. If I remember correctly all you have to do is

(1) Run regedit
(2) open the hkey_local_machine, then software tabs
(3) locate the entry for the game in question
(4) right click on the game's folder and select delete
(5) exit regedit
(5) Reinstall the game

Baronius
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:09pm
You can bring your computer to me and i will see what can I do... I will send my address in private message if you wish, my friend...

chevalier
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:14pm
My advice is that you should consider writing your posts in English.

Morgoth
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:18pm
I would recommend a format C:

Actually I can recommend a registercleaner, but somebody like you, needs something more easier to spell.

format C:

Baronius
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:22pm
My final advice (if you cannot use format c:, bring your PC to me or accomplish any of the suggestions above): Use Hammer! A real one!
Or if you give me your address, I can send you one (I have a really large one)

Blackthorne TA
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:33pm
Stick to helpful advice please everyone.

AvenLord15 - There are some useful suggestions above, but please read the forum rules like you were asked to when you registered; it clearly states what is acceptable and what is not in a post.

Taluntain
Wed, 30th Jul '03, 9:38pm
A school example of everything that should NOT happen in a post, right before me. This will be a treat.

AvenLord15, http://www.sorcerers.net/ubb/rules.htm lists the forum rules which you agreed to follow upon registration. Another rule you break off that list will result in a ban. For your convenience, I will dissect everything you did wrong in this post, and that is against our rules:

1. Topic title was in all caps. (BTA edited it as I was writing this post.)

2. Topic title contained "|33t" spelling.

3. Thread itself contains "|33t" spelling.

4. You write run-on sentences without any punctuation.

5. Your post contains excessive punctuation at the end.

6. Your post contains a signature.

As for everyone else who replied with rule lawyering (I didn't get a single PM about this, as per forum rules), go read the forum rules immediately, especially this part:

Do not ask to be a moderator or admin, or pretend that you are one. We are not looking for new moderators or admins. If we were, we would not pick anyone who posts/mails us asking for it. The only persons qualified for interpreting and enforcing our forum rules are the moderators and administrators whose status is written in white text below their publicly displayed name. NO ONE else is allowed to publicly advise any members of BoM how to comply with these rules, or publicly tell them how they have broken any of them in their opinion. If any members feel that a certain member is in violation of any of our forum rules, they may send a private message to Taluntain or Blackthorne TA, informing us of the alleged transgression, providing a link to where it was supposed to have happened and by whom. We will investigate the reports and act, if we deem it necessary. NOTE: This rule also applies to itself, meaning no one is allowed to quote it to another member publicly. I consider rule instructions in public spamming, because no matter what you write, I or BTA will have to reply with a detailed explanation, or close a post, so you simply raised your post count by 1 with no other effect. If you want to be helpful, send a PM about it to me or BTA, and unless you have something on-topic to contribute to a thread, DO NOT POST!