Very odd. Need help installing a game

Hey all.


This isn't a TW game but it's a question that has to do with fixing an installation problem. The game is the RTS, Star Wars Empire At War

Let me first say that i've played this game on this computer before and it ran just fine and installed just fine.

Now, a year or so later I try to install it and there's problems with it. Apparently, it never was fully uninstalled and in the add/remove box it offers me the options to change or remove but it never actually removes. It just loads a bit and then does nothing. Also, there's actually nothing showing it's size. It's blank.

Like where one of my games might show 128.36 MB this is absolutely blank and i'm pretty sure i tried deleting it ages ago.

When I try to start up installing it gives:

"Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Empire At War\LaunchEAW.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start Button, and then click search"

I tried restarting my computer and same old same old.


No idea what's going on here but i'm really in the mood to play this great game again and if anyone of you can give me advice or specific directions (as i'm pretty computer-dumb) it would be very very appreciated.

edit: And i've asked around at a few EAWesque places and so far there seems to be no response from their forums.

I hate to ask this but how old is your Windows installation ?

Follow this. It's a Windows utility for doing what it sounds like you need to do.

Hope it helps. (I know, I know - using Windows to fix Windows is a paradox...)

It's an XP. And the comps only a little over a year old.

I got the installer clean up thing up but i'm a little confused. Err what should I remove? I'm a little paranoid here as I don't know exactly what i'm doing. :help: :embarassed:

edit: I'm not seeing anything in the list that would indicate the games existence :/