After Effects CS4 stucks at the start up

[Bauzi]

PERFEDIC!

I can't start After Effects: Some random error.
I can't deinstall After Effects: AE isn't proper installed. Install it again for deinstallation.
I can't install After Effects: At the initializing progress it stops close to the end when "Checking My System Profile"


I think I want to crush something now... /"/§T"&(/!"&

[mirkosp]

Manually remove after effects registry keys. Just go to start > execute > regedit.
Delete the "Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\After Effects\9.0" folder along with its subfolders.
Then you should be able to reinstall it.

[Bauzi]

NICE idea. I'm gonna try it. Well no... I will do it anyway to make sure.

First I try this:
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html

*cough* perfedic *cough*

[Bauzi]

The script helps. It also removes the regestry entries, but you need the Windows Installer Clean Up Utility.

Thank you Adobe for wasteing more than 6 hours on this shit. Why not doing it right the first time? Why writing a script for it later? Blah... I'm sick of it.

I thank everybody who contributed solutions. Really, thank you all.