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Baldur's Gate 2 doesn't like my computer!! Or, it keeps uninstalling itself. The first time was a while ago, I put disk 2 in, and my autoplay brought the first window up, but there was no play option. Instead, there was install. I figured it must have uninstalled itself somehow(because I KNOW I didn't), so I tried to install it again, but nothing happened. I had to UNinstall it again, and then REinstall it... And it was fine for two weeks. And then, grrr, it just did it again yesterday, and I had to go through the whole process... I've a fast comp, but it still takes a while to install. Anyway, is this from not registering it, corrupted files, wierd viruses, or something else? Does anyone know? Probably not, but it's worth a try!

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Originally posted by Cienna:
Baldur's Gate 2 doesn't like my computer!! Or, it keeps uninstalling itself. The first time was a while ago, I put disk 2 in, and my autoplay brought the first window up, but there was no play option. Instead, there was install. I figured it must have uninstalled itself somehow(because I KNOW I didn't), so I tried to install it again, but nothing happened. I had to UNinstall it again, and then REinstall it... And it was fine for two weeks. And then, grrr, it just did it again yesterday, and I had to go through the whole process... I've a fast comp, but it still takes a while to install. Anyway, is this from not registering it, corrupted files, wierd viruses, or something else? Does anyone know? Probably not, but it's worth a try!

this does sound pretty weird indeed, don't take this as an advise, but if a thing like that would happen to me, i'd probably go for a format and start all over again. I know this is kinda extreme, but if nothing else works this might be the solution

Hmmm. Sounds weird. If you haven't before, try doing a FULL install and then install the SOA patch. But before you do that, do a clean uninstall first. Make sure to remove any BG2 files and folders you want to keep before uninstalling; such as any saved games, the portrait folder, and custom items. After doing a clean uninstall (which also means removing the leftover BG2 folder after uninstalling and BG2 registry keys), then do a FULL install and the SOA patch. If all of the above still doesn't work, go to the official BioWare Tech help forum and see if you can post for help:

http://forums.bioware.com/viewforum.php?forum=10

[ 04-28-2002, 12:45 AM: Message edited by: GForce ]

<font color="aqua">Maybe the game is still installed but your computer forget about it.

Not long ago, I had a power failure, and now windows think I have nothing installed, so every time I insert a cd, I get the instalation screen, so what I do is close it, and then just use the shortcut in my program file and the games work just fine.</font>

It's not your pc. The same thing happened to me(Twice)! It was the damdest thing. I just re-installed, applied the latest patch and havn't had a problem since. I will have to wait and see if it happens again. The install takes so long it drives you crazy. BTW maybe it's a conflict with the operating system? I'm using XP.

I have the same problem, but then with another game. I install it and it immediately starts to uninstall itself. I don't know how to solve that problem.