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Posted May 15, 2012
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, I've tried submitting a question on the support section but haven't gotten a response after a few days. Anyway, my problem is that I can't seem to uninstall any of my GOG games. I if I click on Uninstall either in the system menu, the programs list, or directly in the game folder then something loads for a second and then nothing at all occurs. No program runs, no windows open, nothing and the game just remains as before. I've tried restarting my computer multiple times and searching around for answers but I can't seem to find any solution, and I don't want to resort to going through my registry and manually deleting any game I have installed from GOG, does anyone know how I might be able to fix this?
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Posted May 15, 2012
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Bladethegreat: Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, I've tried submitting a question on the support section but haven't gotten a response after a few days. Anyway, my problem is that I can't seem to uninstall any of my GOG games. I if I click on Uninstall either in the system menu, the programs list, or directly in the game folder then something loads for a second and then nothing at all occurs. No program runs, no windows open, nothing and the game just remains as before. I've tried restarting my computer multiple times and searching around for answers but I can't seem to find any solution, and I don't want to resort to going through my registry and manually deleting any game I have installed from GOG, does anyone know how I might be able to fix this?
Maybe you installed the game(s) from your admin account and are trying to uninstall from another account or vice-versa?
Posted May 15, 2012
Could be a permission issue. If you're using Vista or Windows 7, try running the uninstaller as administrator (right-click on the uninstaller, choose "Run as administrator").
Posted May 15, 2012
Hmm, never had any problems uninstalling.

I have Vista, I go to Control Panel, select "Uninstall a program", and choose from the list. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by system menu.
Posted May 15, 2012
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Psyringe: Could be a permission issue. If you're using Vista or Windows 7, try running the uninstaller as administrator (right-click on the uninstaller, choose "Run as administrator").
Already tried this, getting the same result.
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DieRuhe: Hmm, never had any problems uninstalling.

I have Vista, I go to Control Panel, select "Uninstall a program", and choose from the list. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by system menu.
That's what I meant by the programs list, by "system menu" I meant the start menu where there's all the programs you have available to launch and all the GOG ones have an "Uninstall x game" option yet none of them seem to work. Running Windows 7 btw. Already tried deactivating UAC and it didn't help.
Posted May 15, 2012
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Psyringe: Could be a permission issue. If you're using Vista or Windows 7, try running the uninstaller as administrator (right-click on the uninstaller, choose "Run as administrator").
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Bladethegreat: Already tried this, getting the same result.
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DieRuhe: Hmm, never had any problems uninstalling.

I have Vista, I go to Control Panel, select "Uninstall a program", and choose from the list. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by system menu.
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Bladethegreat: That's what I meant by the programs list, by "system menu" I meant the start menu where there's all the programs you have available to launch and all the GOG ones have an "Uninstall x game" option yet none of them seem to work. Running Windows 7 btw. Already tried deactivating UAC and it didn't help.
But that's not really the same thing, is it? Because you're using the start menu and trying to uninstall from there. Does 7 not have a Control Panel?

Windows 7

From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

In Large or Small icon view, click Programs and Features. If you're using Category view, under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.

Select the program you want to remove, and click Uninstall. Alternatively, right-click the program and select Uninstall.
Post edited May 15, 2012 by DieRuhe
Posted May 16, 2012
In case of further problems - try Revo Uninstaller or Total Uninstall
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