Monday, June 25, 2012

Can I erase c:\Windows\Installer?

Can I erase c:\Windows\Installer?:
Ant wrote:

> On 6/24/2012 5:58 PM PT, Todd typed:

>

>> Hi All,

>>

>> What is the function of the c:\Windows\Installer directory

>> and can I erase its contents?

>>

>> Many thanks,


>

> Careful. Be sure each one is not what you have installed before deleting

> them (put them somewhere temporary just in case). If unsure, then leave

> them alone.




Mine has about 271MB of stuff in it, and I'd never consider wasting

the time "cleaning out" that directory.



But apparently, some people experience a problem, where Windows Update

goes nuts, and while attempting to install the same patch over and over

again, puts hundreds of copies of the same install attempt in there,

until gigabytes of space are gone and the OS disk is getting full.

They recommend MSIZAP as a solution here (a way to clean house

and remove duplicates, leaving some base stuff behind), as a way

to temporarily solve the storage problem. So some people have a real

problem, and do need a means to clean it out. But as one poster

reports, MSIZAP isn't without side-effects, which is why it was

removed from downloads long ago. You can apparently still get it

though.



http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/For...c-6a51e44a5aa4



Windows Installer CleanUp Utility 7.2



http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4459



And the Majorgeeks description for that download, mentions this link

as a possible solution to install issues. This doesn't say specifically

it'll clean house though. The Fixit seems to be more of a consistency

check.



http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Pr..._and_Uninstall



Paul

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