Directory c:\windows\installer

[john palmer]

When i check the c drive with norton anti-virus it says i have approx 1
million files, 700,000 of which are in c:\windows\installer. What are they
and can they be safely deleted?

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You may have some failed installs still waiting.
290301 - Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301
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[nass]

When i check the c drive with norton anti-virus it says i have approx 1
million files, 700,000 of which are in c:\windows\installer. What are they
and can they be safely deleted?

way too much and most of them will be ZERO Size? yes you can delete them
using this tool:
http://www.ccleaner.com
HTH.
nass

 

[Akenbest]

Dear all,

I need a liitle help. I'm facing a problem with my pc, the main problem
caused by msi.dll & msiexec.exe (maybe more file) is missing from my pc. I've
try to download and install the Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 v2 but it
doesn't help. It makes me failed to launch many application from my pc. So my
pc is "half dead" now. Chould you guys pls help me?

My PC Spec:
P4 2.8 HT
2GB RAM
Windows XP Pro SP2

Sorry for my broken english, thanks in advance,