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Windows 7 - Deleting of Windows Installer Cache (C:\Windows\Installer\) Files
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01-31-2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx |
Deleting of Windows Installer Cache (C:\Windows\Installer\) Files
Windows Installer Cache, the c:\windows\installer folder by default, is used to store important files for applications installed using the MSI Windows Installer technology and should not be deleted manually. More... | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx
Motherboard Asus A8N-VM
Memory 2 GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 6150
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 2253LW 21.6" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Hard Drives 320 GB - Internal
1 TB WD External
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02-03-2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 10.04 |
Thanks Capt.Jack Sparrow
Thanks for that information.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number n/a
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Ubuntu 10.04
CPU AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
Motherboard ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
Memory 4 GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Sound Card Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays Analog Silicon Graphics
Screen Resolution 1600x1200
Mouse Wired Optical
Case Tower
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB (SATA), Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA)
Internet Speed DSL
Other Info System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11
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02-03-2012
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W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE |
I've never messed with that folder, but after reading the article, it makes me wonder about the validity of using Acronis's Universal Recovery procedure to use an image of one machine on another. I've never done that either, but that was the primary reason that I bought the latest version of True Image. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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02-03-2012
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Hmmm, I don't seem to have that folder.... | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Scratch built
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU i7 960
Motherboard Asus P6X58D
Memory 12 Gig Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card Nvidia 480
Sound Card Maudio Delta 44 + breakout box
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U2410 24in and Samsung 21 dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 and 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Corasair TX850
Case Cooler Master HAF
Cooling Corsair H50
Hard Drives Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
Secondary: Segate baracuda 1.0 TB
HDs in AHCI mode.
Internet Speed 15kbs down 4.5kbps up
Other Info WEI 7.6
CPU & RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.9
Hard disk 7.7
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02-03-2012
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windows 7 home premium 64/SP1 |
I found that folder and it has lots of things in it and I will leave it alone. Could something messing with this folder also stop Windows Updates?
Thanks for the information. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made
OS windows 7 home premium 64/SP1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS with Corsair cooler
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
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02-04-2012
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#6 | |
Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / WCP x64 / Ubuntu 11 x64 |
I once removed that folder ages ago (xp days) just to save some space but I knew it was important years later.  Thanks for the information!
Last edited by Influx; 02-04-2012 at 08:50 AM..
| | My System Specs | | OS Win7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / WCP x64 / Ubuntu 11 x64
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02-05-2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by fseal  Hmmm, I don't seem to have that folder.... You must untick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) to see it
A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24" , SyncMaster P2050 20"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 , 1440 x 900
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
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02-06-2012
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Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 |
Hmm.. Usually if I see folders with lots of files I delete it immediately to save space. Tried deleting system32 once but it did not finish saying it's in use or something. So when I turned off my computer, Windows would not start anymore.
Man that error messed things up!
On a serious note, thank you for the information! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus G73SW-XN2
OS Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195
CPU Intel Core i7-2630QM@2GHz(2.9GHz Turbo Boost) [Sandy Bridge]
Motherboard Asus G73SW (Intel HM65 Chipset)
Memory Kingston DDR3 1333 16GB (4GBx4)
Graphics Card nVidia GTX 460m 1.5GB
Sound Card EAX Advanced HD 5.0, THX TruStudio
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 in. primary & 23 in. secondary
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Built-in 102-Key Backlit Keyboard
Hard Drives Seagate Momentus XT (SATA II) 500 GB @ 7200 RPM
Hitachi (SATA II) 500GB @ 7200 RPM
Non Raid because ASUS was crappy to choose an HM65 Chipset
Other Info It's a Laptop.
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02-06-2012
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
If people want to save space, turn off the Windows Update service, then go to the Windows folder and delete the contents and folders under the SoftwareDistribution folder, then turn Windows update back on. You can recover up to a couple GB of space that way. The only nuisance is that if you have hidden any updates, you will need to rehide them since it resets Windows update to its default. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional x64
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02-06-2012
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I find my safest way is through disk cleanup and tick all offered file. And of course Office installation cache. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built system
OS WCP 64-bit
CPU CORE i5
Motherboard Intel DH55PJ
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card ATI HD 4650
Sound Card Realtek HD Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron L1742S; LG Flatron 19"; Toshiba 32"
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024; 1366 x 768
Keyboard Logitech Wireless
Mouse Logitech Wireless
PSU Power
Case Simbadda
Cooling Conventional
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 500 GB
WDC 1 TB
Internet Speed 256Kbps
Other Info External HDD Transcend 500GB
Dial Up Modem Huawei
Home-made Home Theater
Laptop ASUS K42F, Core i3, 4GB memory, 320GB HDD.
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