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congaquiet
5 years ago
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the EA installer app says that I

So im trying to reinstall EA desktop after uninstalling it and it says that its already installed and asks if I want to fire it up. When I click open and it just leads me o the file location of the E...
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  • jawbaws's avatar
    jawbaws
    5 years ago
    @congaquiet I managed to reinstall. It takes forever but...

    You go in to RegEdit/Registry Editor -> Edit -> Find -> type 'EA Desktop' -> Find Next -> delete anything that seems to relate to EA Desktop -> press F3 ('find next) and repeat until you've been through everything. Repeat again but search for 'Electronic Arts'.

    This is time consuming and also potentially dangerous as you are messing with Windows registry. Proceed with caution. In absence of a competent uninstaller from EA you don't really have much better option.
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jawbaws
5 years ago
@congaquiet I managed to reinstall. It takes forever but...

You go in to RegEdit/Registry Editor -> Edit -> Find -> type 'EA Desktop' -> Find Next -> delete anything that seems to relate to EA Desktop -> press F3 ('find next) and repeat until you've been through everything. Repeat again but search for 'Electronic Arts'.

This is time consuming and also potentially dangerous as you are messing with Windows registry. Proceed with caution. In absence of a competent uninstaller from EA you don't really have much better option.
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Alexdamastar
5 years ago

@jawbaws 

This did not work, I uninstalled everything in Regedit  under EA desktop and Electronic Arts and nothing has changed, reset my computer, the works this isn't a real solution.

  • congaquiet's avatar
    congaquiet
    5 years ago

    For you, no. For me, yes. So it is a real solution, but it just doesnt work for you. Did you delete all the files in your file explorer that has to do with EA desktop that you can see and isnt hidden in the registry?

  • Alexdamastar's avatar
    Alexdamastar
    5 years ago

    Yes I did, even the hidden files in program data, but it still said I had it installed, so I went into regedit and deleted everything with EA desktop or Electronic arts in the name, and it still says its installed. 

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