You could probably figure it out with Process Monitor. Run Process Monitor when you try to install Maya 2016. As soon as the installer says that Maya is already installed, then stop Process Monitor. That should show what registry entries or files the installer is looking at.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Sofronis Efstathiou < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Stephen, > > > > Thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately, windows uninstaller doesn’t > even recognise Maya existence. Let me try Eric’s suggestions, I think it’s > to do with the registry keys – and Revo may be able to help. > > > > Cheers > > > > Sofronis (Saf) Efstathiou > > > > Principal Lecturer and BFX Competition & Festival Director > > Computer Animation Academic Group > > *National Centre for Computer Animation* > > > Email: [email protected] > > > > Tel: +44 (0) 1202 965805 > > > > Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/sofronisefstathiou > > > Student Work: > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCA3DAnimation > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCADigitalFX > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCAAnimation > > > > [image: Description: Description: > C:\Users\sefstathiou\Pictures\nccalogo.jpg] > <http://ncca.bournemouth.ac.uk/> [image: Description: Description: > C:\Users\sefstathiou\Documents\My > Dropbox\Work_Files\NCCA\VFXandAnimation_competition\BFX_website\BFX_Website\bfx_logo_facebook.png] > <http://www.bfxfestival.com/> > > > > > > [image: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Images/QueensAwardLogo.jpg] > > > > *Awarded for world-class computer animation teaching * > > *with wide scientific and creative applications* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Blair > *Sent:* 25 January 2016 13:48 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Maya 2016 still thinks its installed - > > > > Look for something like > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Autodesk > Maya 2016 > > > > > > If you go into Control Panel > Uninstall or change a program, and try to > uninstall Maya 2016, do you get something like this? > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > That would allow you remove the Maya entry, and then you should be able to > re-install > > > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Sofronis Efstathiou < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Hopefully someone can help. > > > > I just uninstalled Maya 2016, with the intention to reinstall it this > afternoon (this occurred after installing Maya 2016 SP5 which completely > destroyed it). > > > > Anyway – in a Maya’s magical way – although Maya 2016 is no longer in the > Control Panel in the Program list, when I run the Autodesk installer – it > still believes Maya is installed. So I can’t install it again. I kid you > not. Maya 2016 Is also weirdly still on my start menu. I’m on Windows 10. > > > > Maya 2015 still works though. I uninstalled the entire 2016 suite and > rebooted a number of times. Maya 2016 still exists in its own bubble though > - somewhere. > > > > I’ve searched a ton of stuff online – it seems the registry key maybe the > problem – I have no idea how to get search for it and get rid of it. Anyone > have any tips? Windows Fixit is not available (for Windows 10) – so can’t > use that. > > > > Never had this before. Its driving me crazy. > > > > Sofronis (Saf) Efstathiou > > > > Principal Lecturer and BFX Competition & Festival Director > > Computer Animation Academic Group > > *National Centre for Computer Animation* > > > Email: [email protected] > > > > Tel: +44 (0) 1202 965805 > > > > Profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/sofronisefstathiou > > > Student Work: > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCA3DAnimation > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCADigitalFX > > http://www.youtube.com/NCCAAnimation > > > > [image: Description: Description: > C:\Users\sefstathiou\Pictures\nccalogo.jpg] > <http://ncca.bournemouth.ac.uk/> [image: Description: Description: > C:\Users\sefstathiou\Documents\My > Dropbox\Work_Files\NCCA\VFXandAnimation_competition\BFX_website\BFX_Website\bfx_logo_facebook.png] > <http://www.bfxfestival.com/> > > > > > > [image: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/Images/QueensAwardLogo.jpg] > > > > *Awarded for world-class computer animation teaching * > > *with wide scientific and creative applications* > > > > BU is a Disability Two Ticks Employer and has signed up to the Mindful > Employer charter. 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