Clean Uninstall

Posted by Scott McEachron on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 · 1 Comment 

So you REALLY want to rip the software off your system and try again, these steps will get the job done:

1. Uninstall the program as found in the Control Panel – Add/Remove Programs

2. Delete the following directories:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Autodesk
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk
C:\Program Files\Anything that says ‘Autodesk”
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared

3. Delete the following Registry Keys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk

4. Re-boot and re-load.

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  1. Civil 3D 2009 System Requirements | Paving the Way says:
    March 2, 2009 at 7:48 am

    [...] install fails because Civil 3D is “already installed,” but you know it is not, try a clean uninstall, and try the Microsoft installer cleanup utility. * Update your system using the Microsoft Update [...]

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