Sometimes a Steam user may encounter a situation where the game does not start for some reason. Of course, you can figure out the causes of the problem and simply fix it. But there is also an almost win-win option - reinstalling the application. But not everyone knows how to properly reinstall games on Steam. In this article we raise this issue.

In fact, there is nothing complicated in the process of reinstalling the game. It consists of two stages: completely removing the application from the computer, as well as downloading and installing it again. Let's look at these two stages in more detail.

Deleting a game

The first stage is deleting the application. In order to delete a game, go to the client and right-click on the non-working game. In the menu that appears, select "Delete game".

Now just wait for the removal to complete.

Installing the game

Let's move on to the second stage. There is nothing complicated here either. Again on Steam, in the game library, find the application you just deleted and right-click on it. In the menu that appears, select "Install game".

Wait until the game downloads and installs. Depending on the size of the application and your Internet speed, this may take from 5 minutes to several hours.

That's all! This is how easy it is to reinstall games on Steam. All you need here is patience and a little time. We hope that after these manipulations, your problem will disappear and you can have fun again.

You already know that the most convenient way to download computer games to your PC is to use a Torrent client. And if saving the file does not take much time, then you will have to tinker with installing the toy. An insecure user asks questions: how to unpack the file, how to run the image. Games downloaded from Torrent have different formats - mdf, iso, mds, mdx or saved as archives.

Let's start with the archives. In this case, toys have the extension .rar and .zip. If you downloaded the game in an archive, then extract the files. Archive programs are used for this. There are many of them, the most popular is WinRar.

Open the WinRar archive and select the required game. Then right-click and click “Extract to specified folder.” In the open “Path and Extraction Options” window, select the folder where we plan to extract the file for installation (underlined with a black line), and click “OK”.

A window will appear on the screen in which you can observe the extraction status and a percentage scale indicating how many percent of the file has been unpacked. The “Time Elapsed” line shows how long the process of unzipping the file will take. The line “Approximately left” – how much time is left until completion.

The installation file with the extension iso, mds, mdf, mdx (most often iso) is called a disk image. To launch the game in this case, use the Daemon Tools program. If it is not installed, then download it from the official website www.daemon-tools.cc.

Now open Daemon Tools and click the “Add File” button.

In the window, select the place where our image lies, click on it. The image will appear in Daemon Tools. Place the cursor over the virtual drive and click “Mount”. In the explorer that opens, specify the path where the saved game is located. Click on it with the mouse, then “Open”. Next, the image of the game will be mounted, and a window will pop up on the monitor with its auto launch. In it, select the “Setup” item.

Sometimes we download a “repack” to install the toy. In other words, a simple folder with the installation for the game. The file has the extension .exe and is called “Setup”, and you need to run it.

Now let's start installing the game itself. Let's look at Assassins Creed II as an example. Click on the installation file and you will be greeted by the installation wizard.

The next step is to confirm the installation parameters. Click “Install”. A window will appear on the screen in which we can observe the installation progress, which takes 5-20 minutes, and sometimes more than an hour. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.

When the game installation is complete, the DrectX installation wizard will open. In this window, check the box “I accept the terms of this agreement” and click “Next”. Then the installation of DrectX will begin, and if the program is already installed, then it will be updated. Remember that the Internet must be working. Confirm the successful installation of DrectX in the notification window with the “Finish” button. If the PC has latest version program, you will be informed that you do not have to install the installation, in which case, click “Finish” as well.

Have a good game!

That's it now more games sold via the Internet, through the sale of an Internet key, but some of them are still distributed “the old fashioned way” using disks. In this article we'll talk on how to install a game from a disk to a computer. As an example, we will consider installing the game ProEvolutionSoccer 2015.

Even before installing the game, during its purchase, make sure that your computer complies system requirements. Most often they are indicated on the back of the disc. Basic system requirements include:

1. Processor power
2. Amount of RAM
3. Hard disk space occupied
4. Supported Windows versions and its capacity
5. Video card power

If there is no such information on the disk, you should go to the official website of the developer and find out about them, otherwise you may encounter a problem when your computer simply does not play the game. If you are sure that your computer will handle the game, you can safely proceed to the installation.

Installation procedure

1. Remove the disc and insert it into your computer's CD or DVD drive

2. Open My Computer and select the drive

3. In the window that opens, select the file Setup.exe or Autorun.exe

4. The game installation window will open. Installation programs may differ, in PES15, for example, the first thing you need to select is the installation language. Choosing Russian language

5. Now you need to specify the location where the game will be installed. Click on the highlighted inscription or the “review” button, if available. In the window that opens, select the path to the location where the game will be installed. If you do not know which drive to install games on, it is recommended to avoid the situation where the game and operating system are installed on the same drive. Thanks to this, you can save not only space on the system disk, which is usually made small, but also reduce the likelihood of damage to the hard disk itself. After selecting the installation path, click “Ok”, then “Next”

Advice

Try to avoid situations where there are Russian letters in the game installation path. Most games support Cyrillic, but some games will not work. The optimal folder would be D:/Games/Game Name

6. In the next step, you may need to enter the game key. It should be indicated on the disc box, or inside as a separate insert. If it is not there, then you have been deceived, and this game is not licensed.

7. After completing all these functions, the installation of the game will begin.

8. After the game is installed, all you have to do is click the “Finish” button and enjoy the game

note

Some licensed games will not start if you remove the disk from the drive.

Thus, installing a game from a disk to a computer is quite simple. The main thing is to follow what the installation program requires of you and follow all its points.

Sometimes it is necessary to reinstall a program in the operating system. Most often this is needed when the software starts to work with errors or stops starting altogether. And then reinstalling can help solve the problem.

Step 1. Installer

The first thing you need to do is get a new program installer so that you have a place to install it again. If you prefer to install over a network, find and download a so-called web installer for your program and provide an Internet connection.

First, you can try installing the program over the old one. Just run its installer and, after going through all the steps one by one, wait for the installation to complete. Sometimes this the simplest way Helps solve problems with programs. But not always.

To do everything as it should, you first need to remove the previous version of the program from the system. To do this we go to Control Panel(everything described below applies to Windows 7; for other versions everything is done similarly):

Then, for ease of orientation, in the option View we exhibit Small icons and find the function in the list Programs and components:

In the list of installed programs that opens, we find the one we need, select it and delete it using standard system tools:

Further, if you wish, you can do something that is not entirely correct and immediately try to install a new program. This saves a little time and effort, but does not guarantee a good result. Although no one forbids you to try.

Step 2: Cleaning the registry

The fact is that when programs are removed using standard means, they may leave behind in the system. a large number of various “tails” - registry entries, various files and folders, etc. And to ensure that you get rid of all the problems of the last installation, it is strongly recommended to clean all these “tails” before a new installation.

It should be borne in mind that when you completely remove the program and all its remnants, data that may be necessary and useful to you is also deleted. For example, Internet browsers contain your bookmarks and logins/passwords, email programs contain your letters and contacts, Internet messengers contain your message history in addition to contacts, games contain your saves, cataloging programs contain your collections, etc. .d. If there is such data in the program that needs to be reinstalled on the system, then it is imperative to find it and copy it to a safe place so as not to lose it when completely uninstalling the software.

Let's go to Start, click Execute(or immediately press the key combination Win+R). In the window that opens, enter

and close by OK:

In the search field, enter the name of the remote program (or part of it) and start the search:

We CAREFULLY review everything found and remove unnecessary items, that is, those that belonged to the deleted program.

Any work with system registry requires attention, knowledge and experience. Since the slightest mistake here can lead to complete inoperability operating system.

After cleaning the registry, you need to clean out the remaining files. First of all, you should look for folders with the name of the remote program in system directories - program files ( Program Files) and in profile ( Documents and Settings).

Step 3. Special utilities

Special uninstaller utilities greatly facilitate the process of uninstalling programs. For example, it copes with this task perfectly free program Revo Uninstaller. Select the one you want to uninstall from the list of installed programs and double-click to start its removal (for greater clarity, see the screenshots on the Revo Uninstaller page in our catalog):

First, you will have to select the uninstall mode. If you need to completely remove a program so that there is nothing left of it on the system, choose Advanced mode (lowest option):

First, the standard uninstaller of the program being removed will launch. At the end of its work, the Revo Uninstaller module will come into play, which will search the computer for all remnants of the removed software, as in file system, and in the registry:

Everything found will be presented for your consideration - you will have to choose what should be deleted. In our case, we need to delete everything found. After confirmation, Revo Uninstaller will remove all “tails” from the unnecessary program:

Now the program is completely uninstalled and everything is ready for new installation. Double click on the file to start the process.

In the very simple version you can simply go through all the installer screens one by one and complete the installation. As a rule, this method of reinstalling a program on a computer allows you to correct almost all failures and errors in its operation. If everything still doesn’t go smoothly, you can try repeating the process of reinstalling the program on your PC again. Only with a new installation change the path and force it to be installed in another folder or even on another partition hard drive. You can also restart your computer after either a complete uninstall or a new installation. Such “shamanic dances” in Windows sometimes unexpectedly give positive results.

According to statistics, almost every person who has ever owned a computer has tried to play computer games. These could be either pre-installed games of the operating system itself, such as solitaire, spider and solitaire, or games that required installation from disk. How to install the game on a computer from a disk or downloaded virtual image will be discussed below.

How to install a game on a computer from a disk?

After inserting the disc into the drive, you will see the computer display the installer's welcome screen. But this will only happen if the installer program is written correctly. Usually this is always the case on licensed discs, but on pirated discs or on a friend’s disc the image may not be recorded correctly. This will result in just a folder with files opening. In this case, you shouldn’t worry, just find the Autorun format file, which will launch the installation.

The installer will gradually ask you the necessary questions. In what directory should I install the game? Should I create a shortcut on the desktop? Should I install additional programs? And so on. You can agree on all points, but this will not always be a good idea. For example, when specifying the installation path for a game, you need to think about some important nuances.

Where to install the game

With modern installers, choosing where to install the game is very easy. Simply indicate the required virtual disk in the drop-down menu. It is advisable to always install the game on a disk that does not have an operating system. Firstly, the game can take up space there and interfere with the computer's operation. Secondly, after deleting the game, there may be extra folders, saves, files, and such “hangs” in the system will slow it down. Thirdly, by correctly distributing programs, files, games on your computer and maintaining order, you can extend the operating time of your OS for as long as possible.

Sometimes, however, the installer requires the game to be placed on the disk with the OS. In this case, you really should install it where the game requires it. But such installers are practically never found today.

How to install a game from a virtual disk image?

If you downloaded a game from the Internet, then there is a high probability that the game was recorded as a virtual disk image, which is something like an archive. In this case, the question arises: how to install games with such files on a computer? If you have Windows 8 installed, the problem can be easily solved.

How to install a game on Windows 8

In the modern Windows 8 operating system, you just need to double-click on the installer file, and it will mount itself into a virtual drive. After this, a folder with files will open, and you can install the game on your computer.

Emulator programs

If you have an older version of the operating system or it is not from Microsoft, you can download one of the programs on the Internet that will open your file using the same principle. In addition, such programs can write a disk image onto a real disc or flash drive, which will allow you to run the installer on another computer.

One of the most popular programs today is Daemon Tools. Detailed instructions You can find how to install it and work with it in our article.

As for the Steam service and installing games through it, you can see material about this in the article. Other installation methods are also discussed in more detail there.