George writes:

<< I downloaded a game but decided to uninstall it. But I cannot =
uninstall...>>

Maybe the game didn't need installing in the first place. Not all software
needs to be installed. "Installation" generally means placing various
entries in the registry, but if this is not required by the game, then
there's nothing to uninstall. Many simple games don't "install". If you
have Cleansweep properly configured to pick up installations, then the fact
that it didn't monitor the installation tells me that there probably never
was an installation.

Simply deleting the folder in that case is all you need to do.  As Rick
says, if you aren't sure, just rename the folder and see if anything goes
looking for it. You'll get an error message if anything's needed by any
other program or at bootup (unlikely as games shouldn't be in the startup
string).

If not, then you can safely delete the folder later on.

Unfortunately you haven't given us enough information to give you specific
answers.

Run Regedit and type the name of the game. Even if you don't want to touch
anything (hey---it's not that scary) you can at least see if there are any
entries there. If nothing appears, that's further confirmation that it
never installed.

Don Penlington
 From the beach at Surfers Paradise.
http://www.geocities.com/donaldpen/
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