Installed OFB, removed characters folder, now not working?

[nightbreaking]

So I installed Open for Business (which I got for my birthday) and deleted the characters folder with the intent of making clean templates. I then decided I didn't want to do that. I stupidly had not made a back-up, and deleted out of my recycle bin the characters. I moved out the Open for Business folder out of the Program Files, then tried to

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[esmeiolanthe]

Eeeee... Deleting the characters folder is one of those Really Very Very Bad Things that will corrupt your whole game in a heartbeat. Since you already emptied your recycle bin, you can't get them back, so there's no fixing it that way. (Although it probably wouldn't work anyhow.) Moving the OFB folder won't remove it from the game or let it reinstall -- the computer still knows that the game is there, just in the wrong place. The game won't load a business district because files have been deleted and moved, so solving the one will fix the other. At this point, it's sounding to me like a full reinstall is your only real option. (I hope someone else can tell me I'm wrong, but that's what I'm thinking.)

When you say you tried to uninstall, what method did you try? Most PCs have a program that will uninstall a program for you, and it will get all the bits that you might forget about. (TS2 puts things in two or three different locations.)

To make clean templates, follow the instructions here: http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,5861.0.html

They may look intimidating, but don't be scared! Print them out, sit down with the instructions and a pen, and do everything it says, in order, and check it off as you do it. It takes a little time, but it's 100% safe.

Also, backups are very good things! Once a week for peace of mind. ;P