Can't reinstall B1942 after uninstall !!

[Londoner]

Hi all,
getting rather frantic here now... I downloaded some mods for Battlefield 1942 and installed them but when I tried to play the game 'jumped' out of the startup sequence each time so I thought I would uninstall, do a system restore and reinstall B1942 and the expansion Road to Rome.

Problem is that the install never completes. I get as far as the 'Installshield wizard' with the 'setup status' showing at 7% at the file address ..\archive\sound.rfa but it hangs here then up comes this window:
'Exit Setup'
Specified component cannot be found in the media. An attempt was made to access a component that does not exist in the named media'
I hit 'ok' and the setup cancels out entirely.

I have retried this a number of times but get the same event each time.

Any ideas anyone? I am kind of lost without my B1942!!

[Alienware_Dude]

Delete all files and directories related to BF1942, and then go into the Registry and delete all keys related to BF1942. That should do it.

[Londoner]

Hi, thanks for your input. After uninstalling I did go to the programs folder and delete the EA folder inside. I assumed this would take care of any extra files or folders not deleted on uninstall. If there is somewhere else I need to look then could you give me a specific address? I tried 'registry' in windows search but nothing relevent came up.

Thanks, again, for your input.

[Alienware_Dude]

The registry is basically a place where Windows keeps track of all programs installed, and system options and variables. To edit it(in Windows XP): Start>Run>Type "regedit" without the quotations. I don't have BF 1942 installed on any of my systems, but the registry key(s) should be under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>EA or something similar. Delete all keys associated with BF1942. WARNING! Editing the Registry can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, edit at your own risk. You've been warned.