Comments on: HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/ A blog with focus on experiences with the Windows Client operating systems... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Top three posts of 2010 + seven favorites @ The Experience Blog http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Top three posts of 2010 + seven favorites @ The Experience Blog Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:13:04 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-216 [...] at some stats for last year it seems that the most popular posts were actually from 2009. How to clean out the WindowsInstaller folder along with the guide on how to install Nvidia drivers on laptops when all else fails were the most [...] [...] at some stats for last year it seems that the most popular posts were actually from 2009. How to clean out the WindowsInstaller folder along with the guide on how to install Nvidia drivers on laptops when all else fails were the most [...]

]]> By: "what" web » Windows Installer Folder http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-210 "what" web » Windows Installer Folder Sun, 31 Oct 2010 04:04:53 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-210 [...] 12.HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly @ The 2 responses to “HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly” … When running this, the installer and patch packages are enumerated and unreferenced packages are considered to be safe to delete and are thereby also deleted. Depending on the age of the system and the number of applications installed, http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/ [...] [...] 12.HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly @ The 2 responses to “HOW TO: Clean out Windows\Installer folder correctly” … When running this, the installer and patch packages are enumerated and unreferenced packages are considered to be safe to delete and are thereby also deleted. Depending on the age of the system and the number of applications installed, http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/ [...]

]]> By: Andreas Stenhall http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Andreas Stenhall Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:01:54 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-198 @pedropico1: You probably have to run cmd.exe as administrator (right click and choose "Run As Administrator") to be able to clean it properly and I suspect that you get the access denied because you do noy have sufficient priviliges as UAC is turned on. @pedropico1: You probably have to run cmd.exe as administrator (right click and choose “Run As Administrator”) to be able to clean it properly and I suspect that you get the access denied because you do noy have sufficient priviliges as UAC is turned on.

]]> By: pedropico1 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-197 pedropico1 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:03:39 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-197 I installed msizap.exe and ran it a recommended above, but I got the errors below. I'd really appreciate any ideas anyone has: MsiZapInfo: Performing operations for user S-1-5-21-2385871623-2839697288-657975 835-1005 Removing orphaned cached files. Error opening 9040111900063D11C8EF10054038389C\InstallProperties subkey of Pr oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2. Error opening 9040711900063D11C8EF10054038389C\InstallProperties subkey of Pr oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2. Error opening AAE908DA9CFCDAA43A47BD69582F2C62\InstallProperties subkey of Pr oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2. Error opening E75939E100E5E5640B3B31E95079FC5A\InstallProperties subkey of Pr oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2. Removed file: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\c9b6d.msp FAILED to clear all data. Thanks, Pedro Pico I installed msizap.exe and ran it a recommended above, but I got the errors below. I’d really appreciate any ideas anyone has:

MsiZapInfo: Performing operations for user S-1-5-21-2385871623-2839697288-657975

835-1005

Removing orphaned cached files.

Error opening 9040111900063D11C8EF10054038389C\InstallProperties subkey of Pr

oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2.

Error opening 9040711900063D11C8EF10054038389C\InstallProperties subkey of Pr

oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2.

Error opening AAE908DA9CFCDAA43A47BD69582F2C62\InstallProperties subkey of Pr

oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2.

Error opening E75939E100E5E5640B3B31E95079FC5A\InstallProperties subkey of Pr

oducts key for S-1-5-18 user. Error: 2.

Removed file: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\c9b6d.msp

FAILED to clear all data.

Thanks,
Pedro Pico

]]> By: Tech Blog Wanierke » Blog Archive » HOW TO: Clean out WindowsInstaller folder correctly http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Tech Blog Wanierke » Blog Archive » HOW TO: Clean out WindowsInstaller folder correctly Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:28:13 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-130 [...] Original Link : http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/ [...] [...] Original Link : http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/ [...]

]]> By: Top posts of 2009 @ The Experience Blog http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/05/16/how-to-clean-out-windowsinstaller-folder-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Top posts of 2009 @ The Experience Blog Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:10:04 +0000 http://www.theexperienceblog.com/?p=196#comment-108 [...] How to clean out the Installer directory correctly MSI and MSP files are stored in the %SYSTEMROOT%WindowsInstaller directory and to free disk space [...] [...] How to clean out the Installer directory correctly MSI and MSP files are stored in the %SYSTEMROOT%WindowsInstaller directory and to free disk space [...]

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