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by: klonestar May 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT

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Can I delete "installer packages"?

by klonestar - 5/26/05 7:04 PM

After downloading and installing a program can the "installer package" then be deleted to clean up the HD space?

Thanks,
Ken


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Ken, Yes, Although You May Not Want To...

by Grif Thomas Moderator - 5/26/05 7:55 PM

In Reply to: Can I delete "installer packages"? by klonestar

...Once the program is installed, then installer is no longer necessary...But...; You may want to burn them to a CD so you can find and use them easily at a later time..Depending on the program, I keep a lot of them as backups so I could quickly reinstall the program should the hard drive die or the computer take a dive.

I tend to save all the driver installers, antispyware installers, java, etc. and anything else that might take me time to find later. It's entirely up to you but that's how I handle program installers.

Hope this helps.

Grif


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Great idea!

by klonestar - 5/26/05 11:02 PM

In Reply to: Ken, Yes, Although You May Not Want To... by Grif Thomas Moderator

Thats a really great time saving idea Grif! Thanks. Now I have another project for may day off! lol
Half of my times usually wasted just tryting to "remember" what I had installed not to mention finding them again!!

Time to make a hard copy list as well to keep with the CD's!

Thanks,
Ken


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by gratechz - 3/26/12 2:49 PM

In Reply to: Ken, Yes, Although You May Not Want To... by Grif Thomas Moderator

thanks mate


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nice answer

by jerson161999 - 6/1/12 10:56 PM

In Reply to: Ken, Yes, Although You May Not Want To... by Grif Thomas Moderator

thank you very much,
you help me a lot


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Just something I ran across.

by bob b - 5/27/05 6:47 AM

In Reply to: Can I delete "installer packages"? by klonestar

Up until a few days ago I would have said yes.

Some number of months ago I installed a product.
Tested the product and it seem OK.
Removed the installer.

A few days ago I deceided I did not need the product.
So I go to add/remove and click on remove.
I get a pop-up that basically says can't locate uninstaller.
So I do a little manual searching and I can't locate one either.
So I go back and reload the product/installer and there is the uninstaller.

The problem is if you install the product the uninstaller does not get loaded/installed.

So if you wack the installer the uninstaller also goes away.>>>>>>CUTE...I wonder what genius thought up that.


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Bob, Only Sometimes...

by Grif Thomas Moderator - 5/27/05 11:45 AM

In Reply to: Just something I ran across. by bob b

Normally, the "Good" programs also install their own uninstallers..As you've found out, not all program installers are "good".

Good point.

Grif


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uninstallers

by klonestar - 5/27/05 12:05 PM

In Reply to: Bob, Only Sometimes... by Grif Thomas Moderator

Thanks for the info! Another good reason to save to disc!

Ken


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yea those microsoft GENIUSES again, i agree

by ralphieflaff - 1/19/07 12:13 PM

In Reply to: Just something I ran across. by bob b

I have several older programs which I have downloaded from their respective websites. These still work with windows XP, except for the installations apparently. The self extracting exe's are located on a removable backup drive. the other day one was giving me trouble, so I attempted to do an uninstall/re-install. I got that same message (basically that the .msi installer package was missing) when trying to UNINSTALL it and RE-INSTALL it. There is no CD for these older progs (which it requests seemingly without other option), nor do they have these newfangled MS installer packages. Any clues what to do in this case other than the tedious process of going through the harddrive and registry, etc. to remove it by hand? I did update to the newer windows installer( 3.1 KB893803), and can't seem to find it for uninstallation in add/remove or the windows folder?


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