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• Reduce the size of the folder Windows/install in Windows 7

  I found many messages touting the benefits of a utility that MS formerly offered to reduce the size of the folder Windows/Installer for earlier versions of Windows called MSIZAP.exe.  Of course, this is not recommended and has been replaced by a FixIt.

  My main drive has grown to use 60 GB!  I install most everything I am able to install it on other players.  On the 60 GB, the Windows folder using 23.6 GB.
  I have already reduced the Windows/winsxs folder to 10.6 GB 6.1 GB with the MARIKEL utility.
  How am I able to reduce the folder Windows/Installer of her current 7.33 GB size?  This file consumes almost 1/3 of the already massive amount of the Windows folder?
  Thanks in advance!
  Hello

  The Installer folder may be located in the folder C:\Windows\Installer. (Folder install is a hidden folder).

  We can delete the files in the folder, but they will be required when you try to uninstall some programs that installed with Windows Installer. So after you delete these files, we will need to reinstall or repair a related program if they cannot be uninstalled with error "needs to uninstall previous installation".

  However, instead of delete the folder of Windows install, I should delete you them using Disk Cleanup.

  In addition, reducing the space for the restoration of the system.

  Reference:
  How much space does System Restore disk requires?

  WARNING: If you reduce the disk space to be smaller than the space that is currently used by the system of protection, older restore points, including previous versions of files, will be deleted.

• I installed windows 7. In the old version of win xp, I got an anti virus, but I cannot replace it in the windows.old folder

  I installed windows 7. In the old version of win xp, I got an anti virus, but I cannot replace it in the windows.old folder

  You cannot extract a whole program from the Windows.old folder, it is used to recover individual files.

  You must reinstall the antivirus from the original media. Most AV programs can be downloaded from the Web

  Consider installing Microsoft's Security Essentials Antivirus program. It is clean, simple and free.

• My Documents and Settings folder is gone, I am also having the windows install error saying...

  Install Windows service could not be accessed. This can happen if windows install is not properly installed. Contact your support team (that's you, dear friends, lol).

  When you try to start the Windows Installer Service, I get the following...
  Windows cannot start the Windows Installer service on local computer
  Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified
  I tried many patches except the regedit a from a well-known Vista PC as I'm waiting on my friend to make.
  I am running Vista Home premium SP2 32-bit

  fixed by using the regedit from a well-known vista pc file, thanks!

• I had to install a fresh install of Win7 on a Win7 computer. Old settings are in the Windows.old folder. How can I migrate the old settings for new install?

  I tried to 'upgrade' a Win7 installation using a valid Win7 upgrade CD. Because the current version is newer than the CD, it would not be upgraded. I created an installation on the old HDD. All my old programs are still on the HARD drive. I have the Windows.old folder on the HARD disk. I backed up the My Documents folder with all my data. It is now restored. I need to get the old registry settings in the registry again so I did not reinstall all my programs. How can I do this?

  Unfortunately, you will need to reinstall all your programs from their original installation discs.

  What you should have done was to download a current copy of the edition of Windows 7, you have a license for Service Pack 1 integrated and do an upgrade of the repair.

  Unfortunately, it's too late now, since you seem to have done a custom installation.

• How can I recover Favorites and passwords after a change of operating system and older programs are listed in a windows.old folder?

  Recently, I had a fatal crash of my Windows XP Pro system. I clean installed Vista (would not allow an upgrade installation), and it offers all my settings and programs in a windows.old folder. I wish I could recover my passwords stored (even if I have to go manually) and my favorites for Firefox. I was running version 4 at the time of the accident of the o/s. Thanks for any help you can provide.

  Just as I expected. Before you follow my instructions, you may need to change your folder options to show hidden files. Now go to:

  C:/Windows.old/documents and Settings / < user on XP name > / Application Data

  And copy the text to the Mozilla folder for

  C:/Users / < username on Vista > / AppData/Roaming/Mozilla

  If the Mozilla folder does not exist, create it.

  Now in C:/windows.old/Documents and Settings / < user name on XP > / Local Settings/Application Data

  And copy the text within the Mozilla folder in

  C:/Users / < username on Vista > / AppData/Local/Mozilla

  Yet once, if the Mozilla folder does not exist, create it and rename it to Mozilla.

  I hope this helps!
  handsomeorlandoman

• Update XP 32-bit to 64-bit Windows 8 - keep this Windows.old folder?

  On this Web page , which is titled "Upgrading to Windows 8.1 of Windows Vista or Windows XP", he States the following:

  BEGINNING

  "Note".

  • You can always restore your personal files after that you upgraded to Windows 8.1. Your files are stored in the Windows.old folder, where you can retrieve them after the upgrade. For more information, see recover files from the Windows.old folder. »

  END

  However the foregoing relates to the upgrade from XP 32 bit to 32 bit of windows 8. My question is, is this Windows.old folder that is preserved when you upgrade XP 32 bit to 8 64-bitwindows?

  I have a lot of shortcut links to files and folders, etc. These shortcut links are stored in the Windows.old folder, or I will have to be reprinted, tell them that I have probably 100's and it would be so a real problem.

  Hello

  Do the following before upgrade you to Windows 8/8.1.

  Check if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has Windows 8/8.1 drivers available for your model.

  If this is not available, Windows 8/8.1 not install and work properly for you.

  There is a lot of information in this first link from Microsoft:

  Download and run the Windows Upgrade Assistant 8.1 of to see if your machine is compatible Windows 8.1 and read the update for Windows 8.1: FAQ here

  :

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/upgrade-to-Windows-8

  "8.1 for Windows system requirements.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/system-requirements

  See you soon.

• My goal is to be able to handle individual windows 'History' folder addresses as if each was a single data file.

  I use Windows XP (with Service Pack 3) and IE8. My goal is to be able to handle individual windows 'History' folder addresses as if each were a data file.

  Windows effectively extract individual addresses of the 'Historical' invisible system folder and place them in files 'short cut', an address by file.

  I need to be able to reinstall these addresses in the 'History' folder (C:\Documents and Settings\ "profile name" \Local Settings\History) batch. I want to be able to specify what subfolder 'date' in 'Historic' must be installed for, but I want the "Web site" subfolder in the subfolder 'date' to be determined by the software. Batch processing is crucial; the process must be able to extract the Web addresses of thousands of "short cuts" and install these addresses to 'History', effectively, preferably in a single operation.

  This would "roll" addresses to more recent dates in "history before they"expire"by management of the history of IE settings (Tools > Internet Options > Browsing History settings specifying 'Days for which these Pages are kept') or even between different facilities to explore."

  Proper maintenance by the user could allow for recognige to explore a page that has been visited as long as a given computer was in use (e.g., after five years, 1825 days, rather than maxing out to 999 days). Or, as in my case, if we personalise a user profile for a particular task, we spend a lot of time with and Explorer history is an important part of this customization, one could also move the story of a machine one is being scrapped at the profile on the replacement machine. We could keep history for the life of the profile regardless of how many machines it was used on sequentially. We could even keep the profile on several machines at the same time (cabin office, Headquarters Office, laptop,...) and the history of synchronize between iterations of the profile.

  Knowing that a Web page has been previously seen by only a quick look on the link to access the page can be a huge time saver!

  Any suggestion that would allow to extract addresses from Windows 'short cuts' Web pages and reinstall these addresses in the 'History' folder, on a batch basis, would be highly appreciated.

  Hi Sije1,

  As you advised in your previous post, your question of Windows 7 is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in the TechNet Forums. You can follow the link to your question:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/categories

• Trying to remove the folders from Windows one system empty, but in error "is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows work.» It cannot be deleted. »

  My parents bought a laptop from a friend, and recently my father ran an antivirus program that came with multiple files in a folder that has been created by this friend. When you try to delete the folder a box appears that says "it is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows work.» It cannot be deleted. "But all the folders inside are empty and of no use to us. Help?

  The standard answer to questions that begin with «I bought a used computer...» "is you can do a clean install of Windows, because you know not what could be hiding somewhere in the computer.  In this case, it seems as if he is infected with something.

  Legally, the seller was required to give you a way to do this reinstall, but in the vast majority of the private sales of used computers, this requirement is simply ignored.

  If it's a laptop to 'mark' (e.g., Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo) there may be a hidden partition on the hard drive that can be used to restore the computer to its "fresh from the factory" State.  Of course, this will remove all applications that the previous owner had installed after he or she has bought new, but you should still seriously to consider making such a restore, if the mechanism is available.

  What is the name and the version of the antivirus application that has detected the wrong files?
  What are the names of the files?
  What is the name of the folder that cannot be deleted?
  Are you logged on as a user with the rights "computer administrator" when you try to delete it?

  Assuming that you can not or will not do a clean install of Windows, I suggest the following (do not run scans at the same time, each analysis may take some time, depending on the number of files on the computer):

  Connect as a user with the privileges "computer administrator" and do a full scan with each of the following:

  http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx (requires download)
  http://www.PCtipp.ch/downloads/Sicherheit/35905/multi_av_scanning_tool.html (page is in German, but the downloaded scanner is in English)

  Also download, install, update and run a scan complete with each of the following:

  MalwareBytes AntiMalware
  SUPERAntiSpyware

• Shell32.dll big files in c:\Windows\sysWOW64 folder

  I had difficulties to update my Windows Vista 64. Windows installation failures. Windows Update failure. Cannot install .NET 4. When I was finally able to solve these problems, I noticed that my drive 1 t is almost full. View all the files in the disk space Explorer discovered 25 files of xxxxxxx shell32.dll from 3G to 22G in size in the C:\windows\syswow64\ folder. (see photo)

  1. what could cause these large files.

  2. can I remove them? If so, how

  

  Hi Dennis,

  I apologize for the delay in responding. These files could be temporary files created during the installation of the updates. However, it is strange that these files are about 4 GB in size. I suggest to run Disk Cleanup, restart your PC and check if the files still exist. See this article for more information about Disk Cleanup:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=Windows-7

• Is it safe to restore the Windows.old folder?

  BACKGROUND:

  I have a Dell Studio 540 in Windows Vista Ultimate which suddenly crashed, then wouldn't restart, saying: "no available boot device." Apparently, the hard drive boot sector had been corrupted. After of the painstaking efforts to save as many as possible training and have unsuccessfully using CHKDSK or Seagate tools to repair the drive, I finally resorted to a clean reinstall using the Dell OEM Windows Vista reinstallation disc. I chose the option to move all old files/folders in a folder Windows.old and I am now able to start Windows. However, all settings prerequisites, programs, files and folders from the previous installation are still in the Windows.old folder. For now, I run a full CHKDSK again (and he says 'Corrupt file attribute Deleting the file record segment X X' so I hope that some repairs happens)...
  But what I would do, if possible and if it will not cause problems, use the instructions in this MS support article "how to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you install Windows Vista." But before I do that, my question is the following:
  QUESTION:
  If I had to do a reinstall of Vista due to damage/corruption of the hard drive, and if all what information has been moved to the folder Windows.old during this process, is it possible that restore the folder Windows.old to the previous installation would restore any damage/corruption existed, thus causing the problem to return or make things worse? Or should I not worry about the restoration of the old "problem"?

  Hello

  You can use the restore feature if the previous installation was good.

  It is not in your case; If this isn't an option for you.

  You can use the windows.old folder to retrieve your data.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

  But the programs must be reinstalled form the original media.

  And when you're done with the windows.olf folder you can delete.

  "How to use the disk cleanup feature to delete the Windows.old folder after you install Windows Vista"

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/930527

  And it is perhaps an idea to run Dell Diagnostics and eventually replace your drive hard if it comes up with errors.

  http://support.Dell.com/support/eDOCS/systems/WS340/en/UG/DIAGS.htm

  See you soon.

• Windows installed twice

  I had a number of questions on my pc and a friend suggested I run the installation cd which would make a repair facility.

  What happened is that Windows installed again & I now have Windows and Windows.old

  I tried to move the users from Windows.old to the fresh windows and they now appear in the C:\Users

  It took all the C drive if someone can tell me the best way to (a) get my data backed up and only

  have a Windows.

  I am running Vista Business

  I had a number of questions on my pc and a friend suggested I run the installation cd which would make a repair facility.

  What happened is that Windows installed again & I now have Windows and Windows.old

  I tried to move the users from Windows.old to the fresh windows and they now appear in the C:\Users

  It took all the C drive if someone can tell me the best way to (a) get my data backed up and only

  have a Windows.

  I am running Vista Business

  Hey Wil501

  There is information in the below link from microsoft on how to restore your personal files from the windows.old folder

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

  and in the microsoft link below, it tells you how, and then delete the windows.old folder using disk cleanup

  it applies to vista too

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• XPS 8900, why do I have a Windows.old folder

  On my desktop XPS new 8900, I find a Windows.old folder, which is almost 20 GB in size.

  10 Windows came preinstalled. What is a leftover from an installation of 8 (.1) of Windows? How can I check that and how do I get rid of the Windows.old folder?

  Could be a sloppy OS compile and install the process on the part of Dell.

  Alternatively, I wonder if it could be because the version / 10 Windows that came on your 8900 s XPS could be updated before November, and this November update has been applied once you have received your workstations?

  My experience is that when I applied the update Windows from November 10, taking my Windows 10 build 10586/1511, update left behind the two files you mentioned. I have them had previously deleted after having managed the upgrade of Windows 7 to Windows 10.

  Or Dell, rather than you, maybe applied the update of November on their operating system of reference, these records left and that image when generating your workstations (even once, sloppy work part of Dell).

  Just some thoughts. Good luck.

• 9065 ERROR - PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS INSTALL "INITIALIZE LOGGER IS NOT YET CALLED".

  CANNOT INSTALL CA 2010, CONTACTED REP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE SETUP OF WINDOWS. BELARC ADVISOR SAYS I HAVE WINDOWS INSTALL VERSION 4.5.6002.18005.  TRIED THE ROAD AUTO, "MICROSOFT FIX IT" FOR AN ERROR 1606 AND IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND MY PRODUCT ID. CANNOT TYPE IN THE PRODUCT ID EITHER.  WHICH LED ME TO DISCUSS WITH YOU NICE PEOPLE.  ANY INPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED

  Here are the instructions to correct the Error 1606 (that occurs quite frequently as I see here often).  It affects Windows Installer before repair.

  This problem (Error 1606) occurs because there is incorrect entries in the Shell folder of the user who is logged on to Microsoft Windows. When Windows Installer goes to the sale of Shell folder of the user who is logged on to the computer, Windows Installer cannot locate the correct entry. The solution is in http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/886549.

  The steps to correct this problem involve editing the Windows registry.  Change the settings of the REGISTRY can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the REGISTRY settings configuration can be solved. Changes to these settings are at your own risk.  I suggest that you first back up your registry as follows: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Back-up-the-registry.

  Here are the steps to fix it.

  1. click on start, run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.

  2. look for the following registry key:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell dossiers\

  3 remove the entries that show the path that is listed in the error message.

  886549 KB http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/886549: Regedit open again. In the left pane, click User Shell Folders, point to new, click expandable string value, type the value name that you want to restore (AppData) and then press ENTER. Right click on this value, click change, type the value in the value data for the value name box, and then click OK. The value data must be: % USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming.

  Step 8 KB 886549 suggests that you also check the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders. However, by fixing my problem, I had not to change values in the registry key.  If this does not work, follow ALL the steps in the referenced article.

  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  You say that you have no protection against viruses on the machine you.  It's not good and I suggest STRONGLY that fix you this.  Malware can do all kinds of damage to your system which it crashing to the point where the only option is a clean re-installation or even to delete your important files or using your system to send extend to everyone in your contact list who they wouldn't appreciate (and other things as well - but you get the point) and you don't want that.  The good thing is that the best answer is FREE!  Try Microsoft System Essentials at the: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Download-131683.html or Avast at: http://www.avast.com/index.  Do not run both at the same time (which can cause all sorts of conflicts and problems) - choose one and give it a try.  I use MSE myself and I've never been successfully infected (even if I only used it for a little while - I used Pandasoft before that, but there is no reason to pay for what you can get for free).  Once you have your Installer is working again, I suggest that the first thing we do is to download MSE and install it and set it to run automatically in the background and update automatically and check your emails as files and downloaded and existing.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck! Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• How can I load Windows Mail on Win 7 system of the windows.old folder

  How can I load Windows Mail on Win 7 system of the windows.old file win7 made during installation.

  Windows 7 does not include an email Client.

  You have great choices of Email client
  MS Outlook (continued from part of MS Office)
  Windows Live Mail
  Thunderbird

  To download and install Windows Live Mail:
  http://download.live.com/wlmail
  During installation, you will receive a list of programs to install, choose "E-mail" buy uncheck all items except "Mail".

  Mail from Vista to Windows 7 Live Mail:
  Look for the following folders in the Windows.old folder.

  (1) find the program files > Windows Mail
  (2) copy all files and folders in Windows Mail folder to a new folder (name the folder: VistaMailExport)
  (3) in Windows Live Mail, use the "Import" and point to the folder "VistaMailExport".

  Import your emails, contacts and calendar in Windows Live Mail
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/importing-your-e-mail-contacts-and-calendar-into-Windows-Live-Mail

  Thunderbird:
  http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-us/Thunderbird/

  Public discussion group Windows Live Mail:
  News://msnews.Microsoft.com/Microsoft.public.Windows.live.mail.desktop

  JS
  http://www.PAGESTART.com

  Never be afraid to ask. This forum has some of the best people in the world to help.