http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/23/windows-installer-cleanup-utility/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/23/windows-installer-cleanup-utility/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:30:19 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14651 It can happen that a installation in Windows fails. Reasons for it failing can be numerous from mundane reasons like running out of hard disk space to more serious ones that include Registry corruption or crashes. One problem that can arise from a failed software installation are installation leftovers that can not only impact disk size but also stability and performance of the computer system.

The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility has been developed by Microsoft as a tool to clean a computer system after a failed installation of a software program using the Windows installer. The computer program will display a list of all applications that have been installed using Windows Installer giving the user the option to remove their installers properly from the computer system.

It is possible to select one or multiple programs from the list for removal. The cleanup program will then remove the installation files from the computer system so that it can be removed or installed properly. Microsoft advises to not use the program to cleanup Office 2007 installers this way. The reason for this is that it can happen that installers can become corrupted so that it becomes impossible to remove the program from the operating system.

The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is compatible (via 4 Sysops) with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows operating system.

Tags: installation, installer, microsoft software, software installer, windows installer, Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, windows software

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/23/windows-installer-cleanup-utility/feed/ 9 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/21/are-you-a-next-next-next-guy/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/21/are-you-a-next-next-next-guy/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:12:37 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5490 Show me your desktop and I tell you who you are. If this line sounds vaguely familiar you might know where I’m heading with the initial question. A computer user belongs to the Next Next Next generation if Next Next Next describes his actions when installing software on a computer system.

Those users usually install a bunch of crapware on their system because of the way they install software. This includes toolbars, new homepages, desktop shortcuts to tempting offers and basically everything that is not needed to run an application. Yes, that includes the Do you mind if we track your use of our program and transfer the data to our main server to analyse it options.

To make a valid point somewhere in this article. A lot of problems with computers could vanish over night if users would opt for custom installations more often. They would discover a wealth of options and features that they could uncheck before installation to reduce system load, increase system resources and have a overall better computer experience.

So what is it. Are you a next next next guy ?

Tags: crapware, custom installation, installation, software, toolbars

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