Hi All. Im so tired of looking around for answers. Was having issues with FR stability the otherday, so i went to reinstall the game but Securom would not deactivate. So, i looked online and post after post said "just delete the Root folder and reinstall" I thought "Great!".........Not so great. Now after 8 hours of straight hunting, im back here. Posting. (Sorry)

It seems like its still reading the game as being installed, even when i log into RGSC it still says play, yet when i click on it, it straight up tells me its not installed and to reinstall it, Yet when i put in disc 1 it brings up the maint. menu (Repair , Modify , Uninstall) All which do nothing. Tried it multiple times. So i deleted the rest manually. And now. After hunting through files for hours. i cannot find anything else related to "gta" on my pc. And its still reading it as installed. I think i may have really messed myself on this one. I hope theres a fix for this. I also have a post in at rockstar support. Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced anything like this. Or if there are any plausable fixes Thanks for reading.

Matt

Edited February 26, 201214 yr by TheNastyOne

Deleting the root folder doesn't remove the registry entry, which means the game will still think it's installed.

I've searched the registry tons of times with regedit and there's no entry for Grand Theft Auto IV anywhere under "Programs"

Every other GTA I have installed is in there, if I have a unfixable issue with SA I delete the registry entry.

My guess is, you've messed yourself. Wait until R* respond, although don't expect much help if you've mentioned you installed third party mods.

Nope they dont know about any third party addons Just that i deleted my root folder. Thbaks for the reply's gents.

Hi guys. Found a solution to this. Had to download "Windows Install Cleanup" and manualy delete the registry. took a bit. But there is six registry lines you need to hightlight and clear all labeled "Grand Theft Auto IV XXXXX-XXXXXX(Registry codes x 6 )" Delete these in order to be able to install the 1.0.7.0 patch.

Hope this helps some people. Fixed it for me, on windows xp sp3.

Sadly though. Still having issues with LCPDFR-R2. all is well till i try to load and then it just crashes right before it loads to the opening scene. No error. Just another ding lol. and the CTD. Not sure whats going on but if i figure anything out ill be sure to keep posted :)

(If anyone has any insight on this it would be much appreciated) And yes im running as admin and such. i do read the forums lol ;-)

Edited March 2, 201214 yr by TheNastyOne

Wait until R* respond, although don't expect much help if you've mentioned you installed third party mods.

Actually, don't expect any help at all. Rockstar support is a joke.

Remove the hole Rockstar Games folder. I think it wil help