Add/Remove reporting way wrong program size.

[Patrick]

Somewhere in November, the Vista Add/Remove list started reporting grossly
wrong program size (7.2 GB for a 10 MB install), and displaying the wrong
icon (text file instead of the PGMuninstall.exe icon). This only happens
for new installs, the old ones are OK. The program I use to create the
Install files is Install Creator from Clickteam. I am installing in a
fairly populated directory (Shared under Movie Maker) but it has nowhere
near a GB of content there or below it.

Using an old install.exe created with IC now has the wrong size/icon
problem, so it seems Vista or a setting has changed in about November. I do
have AutoUpdate enabled, but found no info about this type of problem with a
Google search of all the updates installed since October.

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Patrick,

This is a non-fatal error, and can be safely ignored.

See also:

The Old New Thing : How does Add/Remove Programs get the size and other information?:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/07/09/178342.aspx

Uninstall Registry Key (Windows):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372105.aspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Somewhere in November, the Vista Add/Remove list started reporting grossly
wrong program size (7.2 GB for a 10 MB install), and displaying the wrong
icon (text file instead of the PGMuninstall.exe icon). This only happens
for new installs, the old ones are OK. The program I use to create the
Install files is Install Creator from Clickteam. I am installing in a
fairly populated directory (Shared under Movie Maker) but it has nowhere
near a GB of content there or below it.

Using an old install.exe created with IC now has the wrong size/icon
problem, so it seems Vista or a setting has changed in about November. I do
have AutoUpdate enabled, but found no info about this type of problem with a
Google search of all the updates installed since October.

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Patrick]

Thank you Ramesh. Very Helpful. Patrick

Hi Patrick,

This is a non-fatal error, and can be safely ignored.

See also:

The Old New Thing : How does Add/Remove Programs get the size and other
information?:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/07/09/178342.aspx

Uninstall Registry Key (Windows):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372105.aspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Somewhere in November, the Vista Add/Remove list started reporting grossly
wrong program size (7.2 GB for a 10 MB install), and displaying the wrong
icon (text file instead of the PGMuninstall.exe icon). This only happens
for new installs, the old ones are OK. The program I use to create the
Install files is Install Creator from Clickteam. I am installing in a
fairly populated directory (Shared under Movie Maker) but it has nowhere
near a GB of content there or below it.

Using an old install.exe created with IC now has the wrong size/icon
problem, so it seems Vista or a setting has changed in about November. I do
have AutoUpdate enabled, but found no info about this type of problem with a
Google search of all the updates installed since October.

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Patrick.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Thank you Ramesh. Very Helpful. Patrick

Hi Patrick,

This is a non-fatal error, and can be safely ignored.

See also:

The Old New Thing : How does Add/Remove Programs get the size and other
information?:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/07/09/178342.aspx

Uninstall Registry Key (Windows):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372105.aspx

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Somewhere in November, the Vista Add/Remove list started reporting grossly
wrong program size (7.2 GB for a 10 MB install), and displaying the wrong
icon (text file instead of the PGMuninstall.exe icon). This only happens
for new installs, the old ones are OK. The program I use to create the
Install files is Install Creator from Clickteam. I am installing in a
fairly populated directory (Shared under Movie Maker) but it has nowhere
near a GB of content there or below it.

Using an old install.exe created with IC now has the wrong size/icon
problem, so it seems Vista or a setting has changed in about November. I do
have AutoUpdate enabled, but found no info about this type of problem with a
Google search of all the updates installed since October.

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Patrick]

Thank you Ramesh. Very helpful answer. Patrick