newdles Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Well, for about a year or so I've been wondering about \windows\installer directory and whether or not it's needed. Unfortunately, it's not possible to search for c:\windows\installer on the internet as search engines all fail when using even c:\ So... I'm wondering if I can remove these files. From what I can tell, all they are are the .msi files related to programs you've installed manually onto your computer but are not required in any way for use of that program. But this installer directory uses over 230 mb on my pc so I was just wondering if anyone else has ever tried removing these files and how things went afterwards.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraband Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 they are the uninstaller for the associated program. best to leave them in situ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godan Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 a little web searching 101:if you are having trouble searching for something put it in quotes... for example:"c:\windows\installer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newdles Posted September 3, 2004 Author Share Posted September 3, 2004 Wow. Thanks. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-pull-...3A%5Cwindows%22http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-pull-...%5Cinstaller%22/smartallic tone since I already knew that and tried it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomcaT Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Wow. Thanks. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-pull-...3A%5Cwindows%22http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-pull-...%5Cinstaller%22/smartallic tone since I already knew that and tried itTry the searching on Google, it works there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazin Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 MSIs in this location c:\windows\installer are needed for uninstall/repair/reinstall operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabel Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 they are the uninstaller for the associated program. best to leave them in situCorrect.If you delete them, strange things will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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