removing "rift"

[umplehat]

let me say this now. i'm sorry i ever went to another game besides ddo

im having issues in uninstalling that game i get the "error 1306: another application has exclusive access to the file C:\Program Files\RIFT Game\riftpatch.0.log please shutdown all other applications ans then click retry"

I really don't care to play around in the log for the fear that im going mess this thing up beyond repair.
I'm currently running xp & everything i've found on google or yahoo is for me or older

hopefully you guys could help mellinum edition or older hopefully you can help me out on this one

thanks

[MrLarone]

i presume you're trying to delete the folder.

it's better to remove the program the way it was installed.

1. control panel
2. add/remove prgrams
3. select program and click remove

as long as it hasn't deleted some files when you tried to delete the folder it should be ok.

[umplehat]

that's how i got the error. another thing, i downloaded another directx "update?"im thinking that might have something to do with it. but i have no idea where to start looking

[Tyrande]

Presumbly another process, most likely an explorer window is still open in that folder, or a RIFT startup process is still in the icon tray.

I would suggest stop those process(es) using the Task Manager; or reboot the computer if it is a process that does not start automatically; and then use the remove program from control panel feature.

[umplehat]

thank you both. i cant believe i freaked out over something that simple.

[MrLarone]

lol, no worries matey =)

[learst]

No matter what they say, they always come back. *shakes head*

/joke

Good to hear you solved your problem!

[Battery]

glad you got it fixed, I always freak out when my computer does weird things too.

welcome back

[xtchizobr]

No matter what they say, they always come back. *shakes head*

but seriously, DDO has the best design philosophy behind it.

it's just a short, small, money-starved game, but it's still the best MMO since Everquest.

[Hirosue]

someone else pointed out that a process or file could be open in explorer causing this issue, especially if you are using Windows 7

if all else fails,try "file assasin" or " total commander"

[Letrii]

or reboot