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How can I remove all traces of the EVE Client from my PC?
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Sieges
#1 - 2014-11-13 21:52:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Sieges
I need to remove all traces of EVE from a Windows computer I am passing on. Is it possible to remove all reg keys and DLLs from the PC? I know that generally the uninstall scripts don't get everything. I found this link here which helps: http://community.eveonline.com/support/knowledge-base/article.aspx?articleId=60 but it does not discuss removing any reg keys and DLLs, etc that might be scattered out there.

EDIT: I would prefer not to re-install Windows.
Foxicity
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-11-13 22:16:33 UTC
I'm having trouble believing anyone cares that much about finding out you played EVE.

Just do some keyword searches to find and delete entries in the registry, repeat for hard disk files.
Grauth Thorner
Vicious Trading Company
#3 - 2014-11-13 22:20:27 UTC
Sieges wrote:

EDIT: I would prefer not to re-install Windows.

Could you explain why you don't want to do this? If you have the right stuff (a cd or usb or whatever that has Windows on it and the appropriate key) it takes only a few minutes to press next and fill out a couple of fields like pc-name and accountname, the rest is all a matter of waiting.

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#4 - 2014-11-13 22:29:00 UTC
Grauth Thorner wrote:
Sieges wrote:

EDIT: I would prefer not to re-install Windows.

Could you explain why you don't want to do this?


Passing it back to work most likely.


☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Adrie Atticus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2014-11-13 22:35:49 UTC
You cannot uninstall everything used by eve because they are shared resources, like DirectX. Get rid of the files outlined in the article and check if there's anything in regedit under "CCP".
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#6 - 2014-11-13 22:45:09 UTC
One simply does not leave New Eden just like that!

/c

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Jvpiter
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#7 - 2014-11-13 22:47:18 UTC


It is quite simple. You destroy your PC, preferably by casting it into a black hole.




Call me Joe.
Lister Dax
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2014-11-13 22:48:05 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Grauth Thorner wrote:
Sieges wrote:

EDIT: I would prefer not to re-install Windows.

Could you explain why you don't want to do this?


Passing it back to work most likely.




I think we have a winner.

Although i'm shocked Doc missed an - 'OOPE -------->' What?
Arla Sarain
#9 - 2014-11-13 22:51:12 UTC
Jvpiter wrote:


It is quite simple. You destroy your PC, preferably by casting it into a black hole.





Black hole -> sleepers -> sleeper caches -> highsec -> miners -> market.

Nope.

Soon everyone will know you played EVE online.
Gosti Kahanid
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#10 - 2014-11-13 22:52:49 UTC
to get rid of registry entry just uninstall eve and then run the CCleaner (google it). This should remove all registry entries which aren´t used anymore
SFM Hobb3s
Perkone
Caldari State
#11 - 2014-11-13 22:57:59 UTC
Fire.
Desert Ice78
Gryphons of the Western Wind
#12 - 2014-11-13 23:05:31 UTC
A large magnet works well.

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DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#13 - 2014-11-13 23:09:36 UTC
Format c:

done

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DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#14 - 2014-11-13 23:11:11 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Grauth Thorner wrote:
Sieges wrote:

EDIT: I would prefer not to re-install Windows.

Could you explain why you don't want to do this?


Passing it back to work most likely.





except depending on the work they already know.

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
45thtiger 0109
Pan-Intergalatic Business Community
#15 - 2014-11-13 23:13:48 UTC  |  Edited by: 45thtiger 0109
Give your PC to CCP Or ISD they can deal with it LolPBlink

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Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2014-11-13 23:16:05 UTC
You'll never get rid of the tear stains on the keyboard.

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#17 - 2014-11-13 23:23:23 UTC
SFM Hobb3s wrote:
Fire.

You always say that.

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WASPY69
Xerum.
#18 - 2014-11-13 23:26:48 UTC
Place funny pictures of cats in random directories. That should distract anyone from noticing traces of internet spaceships.

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#19 - 2014-11-14 00:05:43 UTC
SFM Hobb3s wrote:
Fire.


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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#20 - 2014-11-14 00:20:13 UTC
Don't forget to delete boot.ini!

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