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MamaLambNC
9 years ago

Trying to uninstall Sims 1...keep getting error...Help, Please?

I had Sims 1 installed on Windows 8.1. It was acting really strange so I went to take it off. It said it uninstalled but the Title is still there. It won't go away. Even though the game files are gone, the registry keys are gone...there's no sign of it except in the uninstall or repair section of my computer. When I try to uninstall it I get an error...Unknown error encountered...aborting set-up. If I try to install it again, I get the same error. I can't play it because there's nothing there to play.Can somebody please give me some advice on how to get it off so I can re-download it the right way? Thanks so much in advance!!!!

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  • Rflong7's avatar
    Rflong7
    Legend
    9 years ago
    Hi :)

    The title is still- where? Is it the start up icon on your desktop or what?
  • pepper6155's avatar
    pepper6155
    9 years ago
    Check where the game program was installed to on your C: drive and see if there are any files in there. If so, try and deleat them. Restart your computer, then go look in the uninstall programs and see if it is still there.
  • Anmirla's avatar
    Anmirla
    Seasoned Ace
    9 years ago
    I'm not sure about Windows 8 specifically, but I know the problem that I had in the past on previous versions.

    In the Program Files (x86), there was a Maxis file that would still be there after uninstalling. I always had to delete that file to reinstall.
  • thesimmer77's avatar
    thesimmer77
    7 years ago
    Having the same problem. Specfically, I tried to play the game and it told me that I had installed another expansion after the complete collection (I hadn't) and it needed to update makin magic, it tried and I got an "unknown error...aborting"

    Then, I tried to install it and got an unknown error, that it couldn't be installed, then I deleted the sims and sims creator from the maxis folder in program files (x86) now it won't let me INSTALL it, what's going on?

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