Guild Wars 2

I am not able to uninstall the game. Everytime I attempt to the program crashes immediately. The first time I attempt to launch the program it gives me an error about the network and each subsequent time I try to uninstall it just crashes. Here is some of the report it gives me upon the crash.

—> Crash <—
Assertion: Failed to load root manifest.
File: ..\..\..\Services\AssetPatcher\ApManifest.cpp(132)
App: Gw2-64.exe
Pid: 3540
Cmdline: -uninstall
BaseAddr: 000000013F6E0000
ProgramId: 101
Build: 59701
When: 2016-03-29T19:54:55Z 2016-03-29T12:54:55-07:00
Uptime: 0 days 0:00:00
Flags: 0

Pretty sure the only thing you need to do to ‘uninstall’ the game is delete the .dat file and the .exe file. Or just the whole folder, maybe?

Good luck.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Pretty sure the only thing you need to do to ‘uninstall’ the game is delete the .dat file and the .exe file. Or just the whole folder, maybe?

Good luck.

I found out what the problem was. You can’t uninstall the game if your GW2.exe is the 64-bit client. You have to replace it with the 32 bit version.

Just in case anyone finds this and needs a bit more instruction. Make sure comfortable editing your registry before going through this.

1. Within regedit you’ll find a key here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Guild Wars 2
2. The value you need to edit is called “UninstallString”. The value will likely be set as: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.exe” -uninstall
3. Change that value to: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Guild Wars 2\Gw2.exe” -32 -uninstall
4. Uninstall normally

An easier approach to Arkadies solution is to create a shortcut of Gw2.exe, right-click ->properties, and add the -32 -uninstall to the end of it’s target. it will then become an uninstaller.

I am also having this issue. GW has filled up my solid state drive and i cannot update windows. Blind Orca, i did as you suggested, and it is not working.

is this what the target should look like? Guild Wars 2\Gw2.exe-32 -uninstall

You are missing a space between .exe and -32.

Again, you need only delete the files.

I am following the directions as given by areanet so that i don’t further complicate the issue. adding that text to the target does not do anything.

Delete the folder and the icon – that’s all you have to do.