Problems with Uncommon Valour

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 8:32 pm

Hi i bought Uncommon Valour a few weeks ago but after studying it for a while i decided because of lack of space to uninstall the game but when it was in the process of uninstalling it stopped and came up with a file problem saying that a Main App file had parameter error so i cancelled it then decided to uninstall the game from Wins Explorer which i cleared it from the directory.
But now when i went to reinstall the game i cant do it it has Go to main menu on the screen and when i set the wizard install setup instead i get the uninstall procedure repeating itself and stopping at that same problem file now it seems i am unable to play the game if theres a bug with the disk it is to late for me to return it to my retailers hope someone can help thanks.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:03 pm

Since you didn't post what version of Windows you are running, I'll have to be pretty generic in my answer...

Run Regedit (click start button, select run, type in regedit)

Hit Ctrl-F (Find)

In the box that pops up, enter Uncommon Valor. Select it and delete it.

Exit out and re-run the installer now.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:14 pm

Thanks for your prompt reply.My apologies for not being more detailed as i was in a bit of a state thinking i had lost the game my system is Windows 98Second Edition my computer is 466celeron with 256 RAM if this is any help i will try and do what i can then let you know if you need to evaluate what you said with my windows details i ll be around thanks.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:26 pm

Hi i just done that i went into run at Startup and typed in Regedit but nothing happened.Maybe you now know my windows system it might help you to know what i should do.Also i notice the name of the game is still on my add & removal setup in my control panel setup and it still does the same thing there.Also when i copied all the files onto my h/drive it comes up unable to read data files so i cant d/load it that way hope you can help thanks.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:24 pm

Might be regedt or regedt32 in Windows 98, been a long time since I played with it ...

Do a File search for reg*.exe if neither of the two above work.

This will not remove the software from the uninstall list as that is a separate reg key, but it should allow the software installer to think the software is not installed so it WILL all you to re-install the code.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:24 pm

Hi there whoever you are i would like to thank you for your help.It wasnt as clear as you made out.But i found in windows directory the file called regedit and saw different folders i look in one or two then looked at one called software there under the Matrix folder i found Uncommon Valour with several files for registering etc so i deleted the whole lot and Matrix.Now ive just put in my disk and found the install switch.So thanks a lot for your help i got pretty depressed thinking i had lost £30 and i didnt want to reset my computer as much as its a bit unstable at times so i know where to look next time with a similar problem and a good thing we have the forums well back to the jungle and take on the Japs.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:31 pm

Hi there my enthusiasm was unfortunately premature i pressed the install icon and after the install wizard ran through it then again ask me again to uninstall the game and the same thing keeps happening so God knows what is playing up well any ideas someone thanks.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:03 am

Ok, now that you are a regedit expert

Run it again. This time, you are looking for a different registry key.

This one will be hiding in the Uninstall key section ...

Search for "Uncommon Valor" without the quotes.

It should look something like this on the right side:

DisplayName REG_SZ Uncommon Valor 2.0
UninstallString REG_SZ C:\....\iun6002.exe "C:\....\irunin.ini"

Kill this one off as well as the one we were discussing before making a note of the C:\?windows?\iun6002.exe's location.

Go in and ensure you delete this iun6002.exe file after deleting the registry keys.

Shutdown and restart your system.

When you look under add/remove programs, Uncommon Valor should no longer be there.

Now do the install again. Sorry I can't be more help, but I haven't seen Win98 in many years so i am going off what I would do in Win2000/XP to fix ...

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:10 am

Hi there thanks for your prompt attention but this time i think your advise has confused me.Ive gone into Regedit again and there are six different directories i found one sub directory called Control Panel under the Hkey Current Users there are install folders but not uninstall ones.The six directories in the Regedit file is-
HKey Classes Root
HKey Current User
HKey Local Machine
Hkey Users
HKey Current Config
HKey Dyn Data
This is what i have in the main Regedit file i looked through these files but cannot see what you told me to look for.I hope given you these details will make things a bit clearer for you to help me guide through each sorry if i seem to be awkward but its a pity this game behaved like it did i ll have to be more careful next time when this sort of thing happens hope to hear from you soon.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:32 am

As soon as you load Regedit, click on the VERY TOP LEFT entry. (My Computer)

Press Ctrl-F (to open find)

enter Uncommon Valor in the find box

You are looking for one that looks like my previous note shows as far as the entries on the Right side.

The left side will be uncommon valor 2 or 1 (not sure which CD you have).

Delete this left side key (uncommon valor xxx) ONLY! Do not delete anything else as you could completely kill your machine.

There should not be more then 3-4 matches to the search, one will be my original post, one will be my uninstall post, the others could be various other things.

The one you are looking to match on will have the iun6002 entry (this is the Uncommon Valor uninstaller assuming v 2.0 CD), it could also be a slightly different number (1.0 CD).

You can check which it is by looking in your windows directory for a iun****.exe file ...

wobbly · Post by **wobbly** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:36 am

How about doing a search for uncommon valor in the registry and deleting all keys involved with it.
Do an F3 type in uncommon valor
and then keep pressing F3 and deleting the keys until you get through the registry.
Try to delete as far out in the tree as you can. What I mean by this is don't delet form the root - be very specific about which keys you delete (like duh!!)
I would (although it does sound a little too late) take a backup of your registry. Take a copy of hkey local machine most specifically.

wobbly · Post by **wobbly** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:36 am

Mr Frag - you're just too quick out of the blocks!

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:06 am

I feel for him, been there and done that a few too many times with various uninstallers that once hooked take a degree in Rocket Science to unhook from your machine. UV is pretty simple compared to some.

I always take extreme care with walking people through registry changes as deleting the wrong key can make you have to reload your machine. Always better to delete too little and have to try again then too much and not being about to try again ever

Marc von Martial · Post by **Marc von Martial** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:13 am

Just a quick question, did you purchase the game via our european distributor "Just Play" ?

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:13 pm

Hi there thanks for all of your advise i will try your methods but i am replying to Marcs interest to know which dist of game i have its the version dist by Just Play i d tried to get in touch with them and registered on their tech support but all they did was to thank me for joining and sent me no password to log in to get support so here i am.I let you know how i get on with your help thanks.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:27 pm

Hi there i done both of the ideas you mention but it cannot find anything just my new setup root directory in my new drive when i tried to reinstall the game i ll keep trying until someone has a new idea thanks.

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:43 pm

One final thing i want to clarify the only place where i can find the name of the game is on my Add/Remove box in the Control Panel where its remained if thats any help thanks.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:54 pm

What is the label of the CD? Uncommonvalorv20 or Uncommonvalorv10 ? (need to know what version you have)

Leonidas048 · Post by **Leonidas048** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 8:41 pm

Hi there read your last message if you mean it should tell me what version i have on the CD disk i dont mean to sound stupid but i cant see anything it just says its dist by Just Play and the usual logos of the different distributors but it is the latest version 2.30 or something like that sorry if im not much help i appreciate all that you are doing looks like i ll have to wait until i get a new computer its really messed things up see you soon.

Mr.Frag · Post by **Mr.Frag** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 9:37 pm

If you open up My Computer, you will see your CD drive, with the name of the CD inserted. That is the volume label I am talking about. It is not anything written on the CD that you see with your eyes. Sorry about not being clearer, after 25+ years in computers, one assumes the language

This is going to get interesting if it is the 2.30 version, as I have never seen it so I don't know what to look for as they may have changed what is used as an installer.