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Old 07-15-2008   #1
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Hi I installed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion the other day and had to delete it and reinstall is but for some reason i cant delete it, every time i try to delete it from control panel i get a popup that says.


__________________________________________________ ______
| |-|x| |
|_________________________________________________ _____ |
|>SetupDLL\SetupDLL.cpp (390) |
|PAPP:Oblivion |
|PVENDOR:Bethseda Softworks (Bethesda Softworks) |
|PGUID:35CB6715-41F8-4F99-8881-6FC75BF054B0 |
|$11.0.0.28844 |
|@Windows XP Service Pack 2 (2600) BT_OTHER 376.21 |
| |
| ________ |
| | | |
| | OK | |
| ---------- |
|_________________________________________________ _____ |



Once I click OK I get another popup that says.




|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Install Shield Wizard |-|X||
|_________________________________________________ ___________ |
| |
| Setup has experienced an error. |
| |
| |
| Please do the following: |
| -Close and running programs |
| -Empty your temporary folder |
| -Check your internet connection (Internet-based Setups) |
| |
| Then try to run the Setup again. |
| |
| __________________________________________________ ________ |
| |
| Error Code: -5001 | OK | |
----------------------------------------------------------------------


I did everything the second popup said and i still cant delete it.
Iv deleted all the files i can find on my computer with "Oblivion" in the name but i cant get rid of "Oblivion" in the Add Remove programs, I cant reinstall the game until i get rid of it

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Hi and welcome to PC Help Forum

You can manually uninstall any rogue program from the add/remove programs tool in Control Panel by following these instructions: How to manually remove programs from the Add or Remove Programs tool
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