GUIDE - Performing A Clean Installation Due To Errors

** Please read this entire guide to ensure you understand the process involved **

This guide has been written to assist users in performing a clean installation of Crossfire.

It may help users who have problems loading/running Crossfire, including but not limited to:- These problems may be caused by:-
Simply installing Crossire over the top of an existing installation may not help, as files may be in use and/or files which are causing the problem may be corrupt or exist separately from the uninstall process.

Similarly, uninstalling via Control Panel then reinstalling may have the same problem with left over files, causing the same problem again after installation. The uninstall process itself may also be corrupted resulting in a failed or incomplete removal.

The Windows registry also contains various code/settings which may be preventing Crossfire from working properly. As previously mentioned, this code can be left behind after a standard reinstall. This may be resolved by using a recommended registry cleaning program such as CCleaner.

If you suffer any of the above problems, please try the following.

** Make sure you follow this in order **

1) Restart the computer.
2) Remove any hacking utilities you may have used.
3) Uninstall Crossfire the usual way:-

4) Restart the computer.
5) Delete the Crossfire games folder.

6) Download, install and run CCleaner.

7) Restart the computer.
8) Disable all anti-virus and spyware/anti-malware programs you have running.

9) Download and Install the latest Crossfire installer.

10) Leaving your anti-virus and malware programs disabled – Test the game.
11) If all goes well, restart the computer and test the game again.

Note: I make no guarantees that this will solve the problem for you, but it will give you the best chance for a clean installation, before you can look at other problems which may be causing you issues, such as graphics drivers problems, file system errors or internet connection problems.