What kind of uninstallation did you make? If you used RTW:s own unistallation, then try a Complete manual uninstalation or a desktop uninstall, those remove all files, even those that RTW doesn't remove and lets you start over from scratch.

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[This message has been edited by steace43 (edited 12-16-2005 @ 12:11 PM).]

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Once you remove the offending entries from the registry, then RTW will reinstall just fine.

Quoted from manual uninstall procedure (Wartain rev 1.50, 14Dec2005):

Also, the CLSIDs are very important. These are huge numbers that are, in effect, unique for RTW-related stuff. Things associated with them should be deleted, as described.

If you don't do this method, there are also other ways, but I consider them more dangerous and/or more difficult for registry newbies. You can always reinstall XP from scratch, which will let you begin with a new registry (takes a long time though).

This procedure will take you more than an hour and be very very tedious and boring. Do not rush it. Be slow and deliberate. Back up your registry first, if you have a 3rd party utility to do it. You can use MS's System Restore, too. And you can reboot to last known good with F8 key at boot time if things really go south.

I have had 12-year olds do this successfuly, and I have had 35-year olds leave their registry unusable. The only difference was willingness and ability to follow a simple, but tedious, procedure.

Deleting registry entries is no more dangerous than deleting files from your folders with Explorer... Regedit is just the "Explorer" of the database called the "Windows Registry". Mistakes (deleting wrong stuff) can leave your system messed up in both cases.

So good luck.

Note: There will be lots of others that will read this post, too, with this problem in coming weeks. If it helps you, then post. You will help others as a result. Don't just fix your machine and not post back, preferrably in the Patch 1.5/1.6 Install Help + Experiences + Bugs thread.

Putting a user name in a tech request is, in a way, sort of offensive to others who might want to help, or even just add/discuss whatever is brought up. If its private, then e-mail is the way. But I personally won't do e-mail, because posting in public allows others to lurk, read, google (eventually), and get help too.

Also, FWIW, I personally don't even look at specific titles, and they don't influence the order I read them. I open 10 or 20 posts at a time in Opera, and read them during the day as I have time while doing other things. Its just serendipitous if I personally hit a given post quickly or not .

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When testing on the 14th, I did run into the issues above in install/reinstall, so that will hopefully still help someone.

Yup, the multiple install guide is the way to go. Be sure and post a note there, if it helped, and even if there were some things that could be clarified. I just revised that procedure too, and after revisions is the greatest chance an error slips through. How many do you have working? I use 1.2, 1.2MM, and 1.5 now. Plus the clean SOURCE install (which is the only one that is affected when an installer is run on the system).