I need a fresh copy of mw2, so I need to know; Which files do I need to remove from my mw2-folder to make it a default steam-mw2?

 

Thanks.

None, just open Steam and verify game content.

 

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_art ... -QEUH-3335

 

...But what if I dont have it on steam? ;o (I do, but I need it on my desktop for reasons that I simply can't explain.)

None, just open Steam and verify game content.

 

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_art ... -QEUH-3335

 

...But what if I dont have it on steam? ;o (I do, but I need it on my desktop for reasons that I simply can't explain.)

Remove: m2demo, zone/alter, mods,DBNetwork.Indigo.dll,iw4m.dll,iw4m.ini,libnp.dll,iw4m.dat any additional files in main and all exe files related to fd1 in the root.

I guess that's it, if anyone knows more just tell me.

This is what I call a clean game folder, ready to run IW4M updater and get it working:

 

b72438a483a89f4a517268142af88658 *zone\dlc\mp_abandon.ff
ab77de88bbe705934469691e3eb31a6e *zone\dlc\mp_abandon_load.ff
e8bc74cfba43772d888cc20835125175 *zone\dlc\mp_compact.ff
190ee4f6ff36bd399f62d5a9e2b01140 *zone\dlc\mp_compact_load.ff
d923175c0e9473758bd1acbe66e32d0b *zone\dlc\mp_complex.ff
64a150b378c88197b91ef112356ce4fa *zone\dlc\mp_complex_load.ff
fb474a666d234db4133ec4b14092c6f4 *zone\dlc\mp_crash.ff
2e23091d025a070db716939d8b3569de *zone\dlc\mp_crash_load.ff
fafae75864a37582f11c22cea1d26e66 *zone\dlc\mp_fuel2.ff
9326759b4c8020746d2e5c3dfbf8b519 *zone\dlc\mp_fuel2_load.ff
63a2c4c0cec3509bdb991d8ce1235357 *zone\dlc\mp_overgrown.ff
259f20e6bc1c7bfd2afb37b820424570 *zone\dlc\mp_overgrown_load.ff
6b4533a8aef23e6a61ab85b7e7de49f1 *zone\dlc\mp_storm.ff
1268e0b3cf44a1582a76feda341545ec *zone\dlc\mp_storm_load.ff
dda02f1179ab520731d93f40eb9446f6 *zone\dlc\mp_strike.ff
9ce5bf419b69912fe1ccd0e01a121500 *zone\dlc\mp_strike_load.ff
44dc341760d70747d892a49562906450 *zone\dlc\mp_trailerpark.ff
25359cc592320d91c7704e421e91ebd4 *zone\dlc\mp_trailerpark_load.ff
66ed30cea67e558fe9dd51612ee0c3b9 *zone\dlc\mp_vacant.ff
2e95f454778ffd98cfc880e04a541c6a *zone\dlc\mp_vacant_load.ff
b0b7bded178984d573011a16f271fb1b *zone\english\af_caves.ff
21a11adcfc6a6fa1f6262e740ec2aa43 *zone\english\af_chase.ff
02e105f71e97150b1deb04b788f3433d *zone\english\airport.ff
866cb41665fe17615d506db1d56a7f82 *zone\english\arcadia.ff
c6bf44e1c6e78f059227d6ae3dca41d5 *zone\english\boneyard.ff
fbb7b689d594f54a2d28ba17f7a1b34a *zone\english\cliffhanger.ff
e9ba52d4be9f8f507d3a7bd80f53a8e9 *zone\english\code_post_gfx_mp.ff
db8a5560503cc9384bdf1f45264fccfd *zone\english\code_pre_gfx_mp.ff
c2a53fb4e957c6c9f3cc8e82aad5b003 *zone\english\common_mp.ff
856d5c27cc1d321e8dcf80b4ee19fb2e *zone\english\contingency.ff
d3e71e16423873a457165bfa6ba79c89 *zone\english\co_hunted.ff
952026b7cd6c3812e17b036a176f483d *zone\english\dcburning.ff
bb3250faa13b3a725afeda952cd1b088 *zone\english\dcemp.ff
8f62b14c41d4b289347cd138899635d6 *zone\english\dc_whitehouse.ff
7294d0672a8b612f9d3fcb2d17767ee2 *zone\english\development.ff
be4e3f883ca69be96d8b60cd33b71677 *zone\english\development_mp.ff
4b84cd3dd2fcb3cae6731abe614f9e19 *zone\english\ending.ff
e45329e0e8d910ea0b1f63c004aca234 *zone\english\estate.ff
f655b12fad6faa867fb21d9ede79f581 *zone\english\ez_common_mp.ff
612694955e251b19c50726a654631585 *zone\english\ez_ui_mp.ff
7c5d84250ecbe44f79e5b406507411f7 *zone\english\favela.ff
8b0f04541085923df375b269cafa2262 *zone\english\favela_escape.ff
8724cf485c06c06426fecb5634fddb31 *zone\english\gulag.ff
dc1326feaad964eb093144e647c8c37c *zone\english\invasion.ff
6d8d5c3ba1fd0ff15fd01496d41aec99 *zone\english\iw4_credits.ff
c804bb8599864fda27f09ab85691fab4 *zone\english\localized_code_post_gfx_mp.ff
a3d0aeac5c937a7db6741d2233579ef2 *zone\english\localized_code_pre_gfx_mp.ff
c5eab3928c592d753453832e16f1fc3d *zone\english\localized_common_mp.ff
c95ef820683e15fb364a3f0924be94d7 *zone\english\localized_ui_mp.ff
654325fd6f9674df54e1bc07c78def91 *zone\english\mp_afghan.ff
592abd30ba9bc526c408a011b0e0ad0e *zone\english\mp_afghan_load.ff
97e3c301ba69b6980ad31539e5c45748 *zone\english\mp_boneyard.ff
e6a198a3c6a2fb26d14298826d86d917 *zone\english\mp_boneyard_load.ff
7483e0f0bfc6e531f9ce6f2b5bea5a15 *zone\english\mp_brecourt.ff
6edb260a0d1ddfae3db0e034e72f6fa6 *zone\english\mp_brecourt_load.ff
8327fef791086a268f4e5dd138fd62e9 *zone\english\mp_checkpoint.ff
9bdb5752b6e5543b1de226c55379aeb8 *zone\english\mp_checkpoint_load.ff
30bfbd0a53db63dfe8aaadf3afb2c3e5 *zone\english\mp_derail.ff
a750dd88311839df7eee22cb853be7e6 *zone\english\mp_derail_load.ff
93f618e4b5f2e8611907fad1fc97404c *zone\english\mp_estate.ff
16427112a907c252b0c7477a2f7cb532 *zone\english\mp_estate_load.ff
9ce04fc9160aba33bd4c8cd9cd2f561d *zone\english\mp_favela.ff
67b71e617badb8fb343c9d3add3a040e *zone\english\mp_favela_load.ff
ad7992a60229beb0aa691424b41f8400 *zone\english\mp_highrise.ff
43bd0b18e4a5f1de4d2eccdc72e3dbc3 *zone\english\mp_highrise_load.ff
c888a8a27358623ac0c55d5c5de2d942 *zone\english\mp_invasion.ff
94df25496f8242f060d0e494563f4cd7 *zone\english\mp_invasion_load.ff
f6e44ddf98a97ac9769670de93fd48c3 *zone\english\mp_nightshift.ff
7bfd78e5dec44cab447a8716184bd264 *zone\english\mp_nightshift_load.ff
68bfe3223387c4595e7e7d1675286341 *zone\english\mp_quarry.ff
e3ae358d3f4e1923e49b79aec1e81231 *zone\english\mp_quarry_load.ff
a93c3135bb7f4b89fb90f35b2518c00d *zone\english\mp_rundown.ff
a19421e8c337e67657dfce66575168cf *zone\english\mp_rundown_load.ff
e3a315a0c31e83a65c2c10ccc7bf31a6 *zone\english\mp_rust.ff
3b47fc12a370383a061474326fe37e42 *zone\english\mp_rust_load.ff
ec270edfb453e07434e6f97986f0580a *zone\english\mp_subbase.ff
9972dea62e3823bdf71d6622b23e8239 *zone\english\mp_subbase_load.ff
a9d8bea3bc6d0e7853c54472a771a557 *zone\english\mp_terminal.ff
44f9837f3913e8883a10dafa534cc4c5 *zone\english\mp_terminal_load.ff
6baa745dc72585c4514b090e401ab285 *zone\english\mp_underpass.ff
844a5956a882911d55afb29a0b597dac *zone\english\mp_underpass_load.ff
b8b9b38a3955fa2e514cbc83eaf3458f *zone\english\oilrig.ff
6a892436405e8e27a799fe8ca6203d40 *zone\english\patch_code_pre_gfx_mp.ff
1a4c1f9c350371f5c624baa5a8928646 *zone\english\patch_mp.ff
a6f3950f7ff7abec2cf1fe984257a34e *zone\english\roadkill.ff
9a3af63a916630f8308fad44fbf724f9 *zone\english\so_ac130_co_hunted.ff
1b71fef2729ff44929303b776400d98e *zone\english\so_assault_oilrig.ff
c21b6b6f30426473bf8c68243a21658e *zone\english\so_bridge.ff
c5644c7962a9d7eb1fbfae5b52cb1a36 *zone\english\so_chopper_invasion.ff
d2b7a0b4b7ef35a45a07b2e96b482da5 *zone\english\so_crossing_so_bridge.ff
651594fc45abf29a1c0bf7eccd4dde7c *zone\english\so_defense_invasion.ff
63a686fd5a3c4b9d1c3eb4f2f878e43a *zone\english\so_defuse_favela_escape.ff
f4bcc6f016988c56ec0c8a71f21c7c13 *zone\english\so_demo_so_bridge.ff
93baaff5f467e527352fceed849b89ed *zone\english\so_download_arcadia.ff
45c128abe88a4233f889a880df6d4fc1 *zone\english\so_escape_airport.ff
d638eae70832f32d9a6a26d38aeeb2d1 *zone\english\so_forest_contingency.ff
872105dff6d7792642b1e0c82dbd3b64 *zone\english\so_ghillies.ff
63a1e8776d588e7e40b1db9140f8543f *zone\english\so_hidden_so_ghillies.ff
9d3bcc1321e7a5e4a2dca409f8b81dfd *zone\english\so_intel_boneyard.ff
e44e96879376a2def4e34535690767b5 *zone\english\so_juggernauts_favela.ff
839ff3cf4ad149dea02e7e66ac848415 *zone\english\so_killspree_favela.ff
06b32f0f513cb33124fdb03baf7b8333 *zone\english\so_killspree_invasion.ff
faeadf2e948b21a5db8e3da321a945a1 *zone\english\so_killspree_trainer.ff
c9e3fff6463e6b960742e969d9952138 *zone\english\so_rooftop_contingency.ff
f03328797219d389dfcfc1a8099ba9ac *zone\english\so_sabotage_cliffhanger.ff
bfc088231f3dc99a294405bd2aab162e *zone\english\so_showers_gulag.ff
7f0d10e22425758c336068db6d68c8d8 *zone\english\so_snowrace1_cliffhanger.ff
54bdabbb584a56231aa944d1e0f65b1d *zone\english\so_snowrace2_cliffhanger.ff
2cd454c9ca572fe8e5a48dc77b933d56 *zone\english\so_takeover_estate.ff
aa21a3b00dbab9b3b084230570120518 *zone\english\so_takeover_oilrig.ff
592b8da74c37060e364ab1d01e218e36 *zone\english\trainer.ff
75f9f6f3ef65ccd7a28543955afb9cf5 *zone\english\ui_mp.ff
92963d69dac1354fc85a927069e4a804 *miles\milesEq.flt
affae4405794ae419ba720e5a9652b7e *miles\mssds3d.flt
36c0b69fbdc77336010bfbcbd573e23d *miles\mssdsp.flt
7567f5c7196e9acc5b8cd2bd263e16ed *miles\msseax.flt
4c5f815a27f36275d29d21c105e3858e *miles\mssmp3.asi
d35eea3aeab508b9d15127a0c0cbbcb7 *miles\mssvoice.asi
9647997c556c5a37a63efafbca4a40d0 *main\iw_00.iwd
3e3d427f5afacfba27be0dae89ed744f *main\iw_01.iwd
4d6611a825f81024e0153e2753b8a27e *main\iw_02.iwd
200b85f762e7893130a32266b4170d9a *main\iw_03.iwd
7cc1926e371f8f65ec728d3e9e61da25 *main\iw_04.iwd
387c7d0f7d5d3dbec4f73a83fb01fff9 *main\iw_05.iwd
fea770f0f8468f7fab9edfa2e87ba502 *main\iw_06.iwd
c3c331cf31bc24422bca8ca7fe037bfe *main\iw_07.iwd
678cf374c8377f20b72cb7e04400411c *main\iw_08.iwd
c525eaa31c829f73848604e9fc21792d *main\iw_09.iwd
8a20edac1114f48536e3c3e2b00e150e *main\iw_10.iwd
9452f18b0ca7a50a572a31858f08183a *main\iw_11.iwd
19f9dc0e3e016ba3a34de8ec5829f457 *main\iw_12.iwd
ae1da7ef544dbb2eacae5cd9f2d2984b *main\iw_13.iwd
b3fcf9bd6c0f9fb03f799a7150817c8d *main\iw_14.iwd
07288ca4c8b171fadfa6dea1635518c2 *main\iw_15.iwd
a8a1c2ecce6a9a099437102bfc5bdc4a *main\iw_16.iwd
638f1f3d3881c6b5868e7047db945dff *main\iw_17.iwd
a00788a775db315f7c818bf6ad35a2de *main\iw_18.iwd
a26ef37b957d214ae47e33106d455365 *main\iw_19.iwd
b60bc7dd5555c454d5a504d2bf68f875 *main\iw_20.iwd
eb1d82da490a2775bb7f4873c261b60e *main\iw_21.iwd
c8817c38be940f10ecaf66d76818e48d *main\iw_22.iwd
b4fd53f1089af4780f266558e222ac46 *main\iw_23.iwd
b942b40dafa47b454540ca3339a5f1d2 *main\localized_english_iw00.iwd
b22c9b65919b36c89efa91fd67a1f488 *main\localized_english_iw01.iwd
31f5ceac4150e0e132673d4483b5e797 *main\localized_english_iw02.iwd
c8d9656ae0f8a6feff488302ff24070f *main\localized_english_iw03.iwd
0bbe069e6e5dbad7450047197183c134 *main\localized_english_iw04.iwd
51c3226e9ebed7e7c947fcaa5648f42f *main\localized_english_iw05.iwd
1d1f663776da8cf0ef719003866b17f5 *main\localized_english_iw06.iwd
c5c2e590746db4653d6eeece8219eec1 *main\localized_english_iw07.iwd
aefcee5d1319929889267a470d261edc *binkw32.dll
68886cfe2e6735a21c667fd9c7ee4766 *localization.txt
548f39629f991713624527757afc5284 *mss32.dll

IW4M does not modify any files in the game directory, and therefore does not need to be uninstalled.

 

The only files that are created are possible log files, which have no effect on the game whatsoever.

 

Also, it is impossible to make any IW4 installation 'into a normal Steam-based installation' without using Steam, seeing the requirement of generating a system-dependent CEG executable.