RAC 2012 installation problem.

[JTB]

I tried to install RAC2012 but it took forever and I uninstalled it.
I tried 2-3 times but with problems...
It works only once... If I close RAC once, I can't re open, I get the error dialog.
So I uninstalled it and I tried to install again but it sais that it is already there!
Typical... so I used Ashampoo Winoptimiser, CCleaner etc... and regedit and removed every 2012 key from my registry.
I used the above apps again but still nothing!
I uninstalled ACAD2012, MAXdes2012 and I did everything twice, re-used regedit and removed what ever was 2012 app or component...
Still nothing!!!!
Tried with Revo Uninstaller, nothing!
What is the best way to eliminate all traces from previous installations?
I can't update!

[Munkholm]

Have you tried this solution from Autodesk? Don´t know if it´ll work after all the things you already tried, but it´s worth a shot.

[JTB]

Thank you for the quick response... Well, I new about this Adesk solution, and I already tried that, actually it is less effort than the one I did...
The only solution I can think of now is to uninstall RAC2011 and try again. Although I can't imagine how these two can mix,there is a 0.0001% chance to work...
Next step is make a nice new clean PC... The only thing I can't stand is windows installation and all other updates... SP1, etc...

[lucis29]

You could try to manually delete the registry entries with "regedit", but you should know what you are doing.

[JTB]

Did that... Nothing...

[luke.johnson]

What about running the Microsoft Installer Clean Up tool?
Program Install and Uninstall Troubleshooter Tool Replaces MSICUU2 | Raymond.CC Blog

[hypnox1]

There is a file in the C:\ProgramData\Autodesk directory called appindex.xml. This can cause some pretty bad installation issues with all Autodesk products if it becomes corrupt. I have resolved a number of installation issues by deleting this file. The next install will recreate it.