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For those who think they know everything, let me state this upfront: I HAVE A LICENSE!
The problem is this: I deleted the game because it was installed incorrectly, and because of this, the patch wouldn't install (it couldn't find the game). I deleted it. And now, the main problem: I run the "install" program, and the installer launches the uninstallation program! When you click "uninstall," it thinks for a few seconds and then displays a message saying that the program has completed everything it could and finished something along those lines. I try to install it again, and the same problem occurs...

I had the idea to delete everything in the registry, but I only found one entry. I delete it, run the installer, and the history repeats itself, and the entry in the registry is restored...

So, how can I fix this? Maybe I'm not deleting everything in the registry?

Find and delete everything in the registry that corresponds to the search keys Nival, Ubicom, and Heroes. If the registry entries contain disk addresses, such as ...\Uninstall Information\... or something similar, delete everything from the disk at those addresses.

I can't check what's listed on my system because I'm not at work where the game is installed.

What would happen in the \Uninstall Information\ section? There's nothing there at all. It's a very interesting feature; just for fun, I tried installing the Hammers of Fate expansion, and it recognized the folder where the game used to be! So, there must be some record somewhere that it was installed there.

I had the same problem! You can find it using the special search function in the Linux program.

Could you provide more details? What program are you referring to, and how can I find it?

Perhaps you have a save file in my documents (or rather, in yours:)). Check the "My Games" folder to see if there's a folder named "Heroes of... 5".

The folder in My Games shouldn't interfere with the installation. After all, there's an uninstallation mode that saves the game files. I forgot to check the registry yesterday. Most likely, the registry entry was deleted, but the folder in "Uninstall Information" or "InstallShield Installation Information" remained. I don't understand how a licensed game can install incorrectly, requiring reinstallation. Perhaps it was uninstalled incorrectly as well.

If this folder still exists, how can I delete it?

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Please don't leave me with my problem, I NEED HELP!

I forgot to check the registry yesterday again. Maybe someone who has the game installed can check the registry and write down the addresses of all the folders listed there?

Cheshipuzik, what version of the game do you have? I only have version 3.0 installed. Judging by the fact that you need to install a patch, you either have the vanilla version or 2.0. I don't have the registry for those, because I simply copied the working 1.5 and 2.1 versions from a friend that run without glitches.

I actually have the first version; I bought it last summer.

C:\windows\temp (or tmp) – during the initial installation, a folder with an unreadable name (similar to a GUID) is saved there, such as GHJJG-123434-.... After I deleted everything from that folder, the installation started successfully in Wine. If you have specified a non-standard folder for temporary files, then you should look there. BUT delete it only after consulting with Windows experts.