How to reinstall CLOD from scratch??

[Tigertooo]

anyone knows?
Does one has to uninstall from PC first? and afterwards from Steam? or vice versa
If done, can one install from CD again and patch only to the latest patch?
Would it be interesting to uninstall and reinstall Steam?
I've read different options but would like to know the correct way
Ta

[Buccaneer]

Try this Tiger II

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9609-OBMP-2526

[von Pilsner]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Try this Tiger II

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9609-OBMP-2526

Careful, those are the instructions to remove Steam...

What I did to reinstall CloD:

First I disabled Steam Cloud Sync (I did it for all games, but it will probably work if you only do it on CloD).

Next I went into 'My Documents' folder and renamed the '1C SoftClub' folder so when I reinstall all the files are replaced (you can do this without reinstalling as well and the game will rebuild the directory. ) All your config files (the hours you spent configuring your controller) are in this directory so you don't want to lose these files.

Next, (In Steam) right click on CloD in the Steam library menu and select "Delete Local Content".


Then select 'Delete'.


Wait a while....

Close Steam.

(I rebooted my computer, but it may not have been necessary).

At this point, start Steam and double check that your steam cloud is still disabled.

In Steam, right click on 'CloD' in the library menu and select 'Install Game' (in the right pane)


Steam is going to re-download everything (so if you have limited bandwidth maybe you should try a different fix first!!!)
Hopefully That did it!


Install Problems After Uninstall: (I'm afraid you may need to do this if you don't see the game in the Steam Library, RickRuski...)
If you are having install problems after uninstalling you can delete 'ClientRegistry.blob' from the main Steam directory (while Steam is not running). https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7241-EYON-2343

This will force a re-validation of Steam so you will need access to the email you used with Steam as you will have to re-validate the account!!!!

[Buccaneer]

There is another way too. This way you can mess about with your CloD installation as much as you like. Knowing you can get back to your Vanilla, or officially patched up version within 10 minutes.

I use Paragon Drive Image. .

Got fed up reformatting, installing Win7, downloading updates, installing Firewall/Anti Virus, downloading updates. Reinstalling other programs and updating (and thats with up to date program updates saved to CD), It took two days usually to get everything the way it was.

Drive Image has restored the lot in just under 10 minutes. (Re-installed via their bootable CD which acts like the old Windows System disk. As long as it can find the drive you have saved your backup to, removeable or otherwise)...... I'm a Happy Old Hector.

Standard (non-imaging) backups are file-oriented: Each file you're backing up gets copied to the backup medium, one file after another. That's OK, as far as it goes, but it usually means it's difficult or impossible to copy any files that are in use by the operating system itself or by the user; your backup may not be as complete as you think!

There can also be problems when you restore a standard backup: Again, in-use files may not be able to be restored properly, even if they were originally saved OK. Plus, whatever files can be restored will be overlaid onto an existing setup, so you end up with a mix of freshly-restored files alongside old files. This means restoring from a standard backup may not be able to correct some software problems, and may not be able to bring your system back to "like new" condition, no matter what you do.

"Imaging" a hard drive is very different. It's disk oriented instead of file oriented: The imaging tool copies the first sector of the hard drive, no matter what it contains, then copies the second sector, and so forth. This means that the image contains not just a bunch of files, but an exact copy of your hard drive's complete contents AND structure.

This means that an image gets EVERYTHING, including the placement and order of files on the drive. Thus, if you image a defragged hard drive, and later restore that image, you'll also be restoring the drive to the freshly-defragged state. In contrast, restoring a normal backup usually results in increased fragmentation.

In practice, this means that if (for example) you make an image of a fresh install of an OS, with everything tuned; tweaked, and optimized to perfection, you can restore the drive to that perfect condition at any time just by reverting to the stored image. Think about it; No matter how scrambled or messed up your system is, just restore the image and you're back to like-new perfection in a matter of minutes!

But a good imaging tool can do even more: It also will let you selectively restore individual files, if that's all you need: You don't "have" to restore everything in the image, unless you want to.

You can see why imaging is such a big deal: It not only provides all the benefits of file-by-file traditional backups, but also gives you much more - the ability to totally restore your system to a 100% perfect state, in minutes.

My backups go to D: a 500Gb spare. Windows baselines. And standalone games. CloD, Skyrim, ArmA etc.

I have a Vanilla to latest patch (no JS settings etc) backup. And an Operational backup (pilot, aircraft, JS setup) ready to go as required. 10 minutes to restore to the original state instead of a couple of days.

[Tigertooo]

thnks chaps