I guess because it works for me, its never been a problem but that is short sighted. Error enumerating Products key for S-1-5-21-598190838-2299067166-971484642-1000 user. You could install entire service packs in 10-15 minutes and dozens of chained updates in less than 5 minutes. I love to clean whatever I can, but I just avoid this folder. Error enumerating Products key for S-1-5-21-598190838-2299067166-971484642-1000 user. I have been a computer user since commodore 64 was new.
Or it checks every time the whole WinSxS and if something doesn't match — it stops? This should just be a matter of opening the File Explorer window, accessing the Windows. Open a Command Prompt, type MsiZapU. Best regards, Susie Thank you Arnav for your help. But it still happens that files are left after removing software. Have never encountered an issue, although I've never had to uninstall-reinstall. Maybe i'm going about it in the wrong way? You can sort the combined list and look at exceptions, or use data comparison.
Fingers crossed my laptop will continue to work properly. Meanwhile, good luck and bless those poor Windows 8 souls taking hours on their tablet. Similar help and support threads Thread Forum I am new to burning pictures from my computer to a cd. It cleans the windows installer directory with one easy click. Also, you can argue that reliability is somewhat increased by the new servicing stack even that is questionable as I have seen hundreds of thousands of Vista and 7 system rendered unbootable and stuck in a state half across installing service pack 1 or patch tuesday updates. I created this 100% free software.
Tested to work on my Windows 7 machine with windows update, but have not tested going back to a windows restore point. In addition, as this directory is used by the Windows Installer service to cache installer data files for various applications and it is also used by the application to confirm the existence of previously installed items to determine the next steps the installer needs to take. Provide customers not updated machine? I've seen and actually tried those somehow obsolete ones, their names were like msuuc. So, I'll have to do some more thinking here and see what would make the most sense in regards to getting the information you need in a consumable fashion. Fingers crossed my laptop will continue to work properly.
Here is a relatively simple solution to the problem. I only have software on the computer that I use regularly. So if you wack the installer the uninstaller also goes away. Name June 2010 indicates no. For Windows stability, you really shouldn't.
The upgrade failed since it needed the old installation files. It holds stripped down versions of the Windows installer data files. If you've removed those applications then I would think it would be safe to just delete them. I may have worded it ambiguously. To get around this problem, I had to manually delete the old installation, clean the registry, fix some other things before I could install a newer version. So many people use our products and have across such a long time frame that removing things such as Program Files x86 would cause many applications to simply stop working.
Download the and then to use the MsiZapU. I expected that it should be the latest one we installing updates and later update means more fixes, right? You might find later, that you need some files to install updates and you might not even be able to uninstall the software to fix it. Idk if you'll reply, but I do need some assistance. Gather the original installation discs and downloaded program setups to any program you want to put back on your computer. I created this 100% free software.
Patch Cleaner has found 31. It seems that my predecessor had advocated removing files under this folder without researching the consequences. The following fields line up neatly with mono-spaced font. Again Widows 8 is another failure of bloatware, needless so-called enhancements, more so just more trash. Please re-evaluate this file as it has been compromised.
I did update to the newer windows installer 3. Windows will automatically remove the Windows. Surprisingly it was completely not true. Disregarding application state issues, if we started staging install sources by default, then reimaging all systems at least once per service pack release, potentially becomes a much more practical and plausible exercise. I generally clean up any folders older than a month, the logic being that if the patch has been installed for a month with no issues, there's pretty much no chance I'll be needing to uninstall it, which is the only reason you would need these files. So disable the features you don't like and the files are removed from WinSxS.