|  | How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in Vist | | |
| | | Bogdan |  |
|  Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in Vist |  |
Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan. |
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| | | williamtell | |
| | Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: RE: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
LOCAL DISC (C >WINDOWS
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"Bogdan" wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan.
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| | | williamtell | |
| | Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: RE: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
Sorry, LOCAL DISK
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WT
"williamtell" wrote:
| Quote: | LOCAL DISC (C >WINDOWS
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WT
"Bogdan" wrote:
Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan.
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| | | TaurArian | |
| | Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
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The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different than that in
Windows XP.
The uninstall folder for each individual update no longer exists in Vista
and the uninstall information is stored by Volume Shadow Copy service.
After every update, Volume Shadow Copy service only backs up the updated
files.
So with Vista, it is a differential backup rather than a full backup of the
uninstall files in Windows XP.
This backup mechanism is used to save disk space.
So basically, you cannot manually remove the uninstall files from the
computer.
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"Bogdan" <bfarcasanu@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan. |
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| | | Bogdan | |
| | Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:18 am Post subject: Re: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
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Thanks a lot, TaurArian!!! Is there a way to programatically (C++,C#)
delete the uninstall information? Is there an accessible & documented
API?
Thanks,
Bogdan.
On Sep 5, 1:48 am, "TaurArian" <taurar...@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different than that in
Windows XP.
The uninstall folder for each individual update no longer exists in Vista
and the uninstall information is stored by Volume Shadow Copy service.
After every update, Volume Shadow Copy service only backs up the updated
files.
So with Vista, it is a differential backup rather than a full backup of the
uninstall files in Windows XP.
This backup mechanism is used to save disk space.
So basically, you cannot manually remove the uninstall files from the
computer.
--
TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update LINK
=====================================> How to ask a question:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
"Bogdan" <bfarcas...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:51e1d493-244b-4730-9b2f-7de72259e3c9@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan.- Hide quoted text -
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| | | Bogdan | |
| | Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: Re: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
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On Sep 8, 1:18 pm, Bogdan <bfarcas...@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks a lot, TaurArian!!! Is there a way to programatically (C++,C#)
delete the uninstall information? Is there an accessible & documented
API?
Thanks,
Bogdan.
On Sep 5, 1:48 am, "TaurArian" <taurar...@gmail.com> wrote:
The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different than that in
Windows XP.
The uninstall folder for each individual update no longer exists in Vista
and the uninstall information is stored by Volume Shadow Copy service.
After every update, Volume Shadow Copy service only backs up the updated
files.
So with Vista, it is a differential backup rather than a full backup of the
uninstall files in Windows XP.
This backup mechanism is used to save disk space.
So basically, you cannot manually remove the uninstall files from the
computer.
--
TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update LINK
=====================================> > How to ask a question:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
"Bogdan" <bfarcas...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:51e1d493-244b-4730-9b2f-7de72259e3c9@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com....
Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
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Volume Shadow Copy is documented in the MSDN. What I meant to ask was
how can I find & delete that data through VSS. Is there a quick
tutorial somewhere, or I'll have to start digging?
Thanks,
Bogdan. |
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| | | Harry Johnston [MVP] | |
| | Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
Bogdan wrote:
| Quote: | Volume Shadow Copy is documented in the MSDN. What I meant to ask was
how can I find & delete that data through VSS. Is there a quick
tutorial somewhere, or I'll have to start digging?
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I wouldn't recommend attempting this, unless you can find a Microsoft document
explaining how to do it. As far as I know this isn't a supported operation, so
it might break your system in unexpected ways - for example, it might prevent a
related update, or the next service pack, from installing properly. (Note that
I have no particular reason to think it will, but also no reason to think it won't.)
Harry. |
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| | | TaurArian | |
| | Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: Re: How to delete the uninstall information for hotfixes in | |
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"Bogdan" wrote:
| Quote: | On Sep 8, 1:18 pm, Bogdan <bfarcas...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks a lot, TaurArian!!! Is there a way to programatically (C++,C#)
delete the uninstall information? Is there an accessible & documented
API?
Thanks,
Bogdan.
On Sep 5, 1:48 am, "TaurArian" <taurar...@gmail.com> wrote:
The update uninstall method in Windows Vista is quite different than that in
Windows XP.
The uninstall folder for each individual update no longer exists in Vista
and the uninstall information is stored by Volume Shadow Copy service.
After every update, Volume Shadow Copy service only backs up the updated
files.
So with Vista, it is a differential backup rather than a full backup of the
uninstall files in Windows XP.
This backup mechanism is used to save disk space.
So basically, you cannot manually remove the uninstall files from the
computer.
--
TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update LINK
======================================
How to ask a question:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
"Bogdan" <bfarcas...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:51e1d493-244b-4730-9b2f-7de72259e3c9@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com....
Hi,
My Windows Vista folder is growing bigger and bigger, and I believe
this is happening because it stores uninstall information for all the
hotfixes downloaded from the web (I installed the OS 18 months ago). I
am sure I will never want to uninstall any of those hotfixes, so I
want to delete all that uninstall information, but I simply don't know
where to find it... Does anybody know?
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan.- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Volume Shadow Copy is documented in the MSDN. What I meant to ask was
how can I find & delete that data through VSS. Is there a quick
tutorial somewhere, or I'll have to start digging?
Thanks,
Bogdan.
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IMHO, I would just leave it as it is. It's the way the Vista is designed
regarding updates to save space. It's not like Windows XP. Just leave it and
forget it. |
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