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Name: Dark666
Date: February 1, 2008 at 15:48:17 Pacific
OS: XP and Vista
CPU/Ram: none
Product: none
Comment:

Hi to all.
I was wonder if I can delete the contents of c:\windows\installer?
Both on XP and Vista?

Thanks

I'm just a shadow of my former self!



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Response Number 1
Name: worldlibrary
Date: February 1, 2008 at 15:58:43 Pacific
Reply:

Microsoft has a safe tool to clean up
c:\windows\installer.

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...

I wouldn't try to do it manually .


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Response Number 2
Name: Dark666
Date: February 1, 2008 at 23:11:09 Pacific
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I just tried the "safe tool"!
Pretty much screwed my vista.

I'm just a shadow of my former self!


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Response Number 3
Name: WebsWonder
Date: February 2, 2008 at 00:53:38 Pacific
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M$ disclaimer.............

"Warning The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is provided "as is" to help resolve installation problems for programs that use Microsoft Windows Installer. If you use this utility, you may have to reinstall other programs. Caution is advised. We recommend that you do not use this utility with 2007 Office system products."


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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser
Date: February 2, 2008 at 04:51:41 Pacific
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I just tried the "safe tool"! Pretty much screwed my vista.

OS: XP and Vista

Well common sense tells me that Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is not intended for use in a multiboot system.

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 5
Name: Dark666
Date: February 2, 2008 at 21:23:48 Pacific
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Not multiboot!
OS: XP and VIsta = Two machines. :)

I'm just a shadow of my former self!


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Response Number 6
Name: worldlibrary
Date: February 3, 2008 at 06:01:27 Pacific
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Ouch! I rarely recommend software to people and this is why.

Would system restore be an option?


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Response Number 7
Name: Dark666
Date: February 3, 2008 at 08:23:36 Pacific
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I don't use system restore!
Its not a problem! I managed to recover some of the deleted files and restore them to installer folder! Works OK now!
Apart from a few games that I can't uninstall!
Instead of using system restore I rather re-install Windows.

I'm just a shadow of my former self!


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Response Number 8
Name: Domain1
Date: February 11, 2008 at 16:20:57 Pacific
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That clean up utility is very good, it just helped me on a restall of office 2003, and outlook3 install from the server, where before I couldnt get it to do nothing. I did do a mistake, hopefully not to big. Maybe someone can help me.
I was working remotely with remote desktop. I have done this for years, infact I probably do about 80% of my business using remote desktop. Never been bitten before but this time and I am ashamed to say, I ran the cleanup utility on the server instead of the workstation. I have restored the INSTALLER folder, but when I go back to the cleanup tool, it does'nt show all the other files that where there, however they are in the INSTALLER folder. Anybody know how i can get this resolved? Do I need to restore something else? Please help if you know.


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