Safe to deleted files in C:WindowsInstaller???

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there are a lot of file in the C:\Windows\Installer directory using up
hundreds of megabytes of space. Whgy are these install files saved? Is it
safe to delete them? Are they required to un-install software later?

- jmd

 

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The only safe method to remove Installer files is
to use the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility:

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301

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Carey Frisch
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"jmd" wrote:

| there are a lot of file in the C:\Windows\Installer directory using up
| hundreds of megabytes of space. Whgy are these install files saved? Is it
| safe to delete them? Are they required to un-install software later?
|
| - jmd