On 04/16/2018 6:18 AM, Paul wrote:
HB wrote:
Usually uninstalling and reinstalling wonky software works. In this
case a kid's game.Â* But this game, my daughter's favorite, keeps
stopping after she plays it for about 5 minutes. Sometimes 10
minutes.Â* It worked fine on W7, never a lock up or the "Engine has
stopped working" error.Â* The game is called Fishdom-3 and is supposed
to work on W10.Â* None of the compatibility setting made a difference.

I uninstalled and reinstalled fresh copies of this game several times
but cannot find anything in the registry to remove after uninstalling
it. It's leaving something behind.Â* Yet when I reinstall the new copy
just downloaded from the 'net her info is still there as well as the
level she was at when the old copy froze.Â*Â* Where is this game hiding
this info?Â* Would THAT be causing the problem?Â* Why would a new copy
just downloaded have access to that info when the older copy of the
game was uninstalled?

Where and how can I find where that info is stored so it can be
removed? How can I make this kid happy by fixing this problem?


C:\ProgramData\Playrix Entertainment\Fishdom 3\GameInfo.xml

(Located via Agent Ransack and a search for "^fish")

The game is supposed to use DirectX 9 (Win10 is supposed
to have a fallback, but I haven't verified the status of
that lately).

Â*Â* Paul

Good idea Paul, I often use Agent Ransack and Everything.exe to locate
left behinds of uninstalled programs and delete them from there, to get
a clean start before installing it again, Also works great for programs
that won't uninstall, delete bits and pieces till the program won't run
then you can uninstall it.

Rene