Guest Terry Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Hello, My backup software has a bare metal restore capability. It grabs services database and system state. Is the C:\windows\installer folder needed for anything important? Thanks!
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 Re: c:\windows\installer -- required for restoring server? Hello Terry, It is used to install and uninstall programs and patches. You can clean it up with msizap.exe from: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290301 Also see here, maybe helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2007/01/31/how-to-safely-delete-orphaned-patches.aspx Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Hello, > > My backup software has a bare metal restore capability. It grabs > services database and system state. Is the C:\windows\installer > folder needed for anything important? > > Thanks! >
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