🚀 go-pugleaf

Howdy,

I manage a cybercafe in Spokane, WA.  I got Total Codex for Christmas
and installed it on one of the machines.  I uninstalled it later...

Uninstalling the game completely removed EVERY entry under the add,
remove programs box under control panel.  So I basically lost the
ability to remove any other programs.  I tried installing something
else and it added itself to the box, but everything else was still gone.

This is specifically how I did it:  There were TWO listings related to
Myth.  One said MYTH II, the other said TOTAL CODEX.  I uninstalled the
MYTH II listing first.  The TOTAL CODEX listing remained and I removed
it next.  When uninstalling the that one it removed (the listings) for
EVERYTHING (all programs) under the dialog box. The programs were still
there, just their listings were gone.  The ability to remove programs
was gone.

At this point I am thinking a couple things:

1. !@#&*!@
2. ok, calm down, it probably is just some psycho fluke with this
particular computer - and I proceed to reinstall windows (please don't
tell me this is an extreme solution, it probably was, but I figured
what the hell, I got time).

THE PLOT THICKENS:

So two weeks later I decide to do my annual re-install of windows on my
home machine which also has a copy of myth II.  I back up all my
important files to my D: partition, etc.  As I got to reformat my C:
drive - I think - hey why not try uninstalling total codex on this
machine, since I am reinstalling windows anyways.  I uninstall in the
way descibed above and guess what...THE SAME THING.  Now, I know it is
not specific to one machine since the one at work and mine at home are
quite different.

Sorry this is so long.  But other people need to know.  This is not an
anti-Bungie post (I love their games, Halo looks like it is gonna
rock), but I am a bit pissed at them about this and thought I should
warn others.  THIS IS NOT THE UNINSTALL BUG THAT CAUSED THE RECALL OF
MYTH II ORIGINALLY.  That one was different.  But this one is pretty
big too.  Somebody daring please test what I am saying on a machine
they don't care about messing up and reply to this post.  If nobody
replies or has the same problem then I guess it is just me.

I have seen no other postings (I did a deja.com search) about this.  I
assume that it probably does not happen if you uninstall TOTAL CODEX
first (I think it is the order I did it in which caused the problem,
tho I could see lots of people doing it that way).

Don't let this discourage you neccassarily from buying Total Codex as
it is an awesome game.  Just follow this thread and see what comes
about.

Thanks.  And yes, I have emailed Bungie about it.

Dirk Tuell
www.crazycarls.com (email me here if you want)



Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.