Hi Alex,
You may want to look at the location of where these files are stored. Those in the
\Windows\Installer\ (or \WinNT\Installer) folder are likely tied to one or more of the products installed on your PC, including
Office and Office 2003 also keeps a set in the Local Installation Source (LIS) at C:\MSOCache (note that some of these folders are
marked as 'hidden' by default).
Removing connected Installation (MSI) and patch (MSP) files can 'break' the installation of those products the next time the MS
Installer is looking to repair or update the
product they go with and it's unable to locate a missing 'patch package' (.msp) file that the Windows registry says should be there.
Other products may store their installation files in the
\Documents and Settings\Application data\
areas of the PC, and ones stored in your 'download' area may be original products or updates.
Be sure that you have the original product CDs, any qualifying product CDs if the latest version installed is an 'upgrade' package,
and/or the original downloads of the product so you can fix or reinstall things as needed.
You may want to review first the listings in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows control panel to see if there is anything there that
you are no longer using and uninstall it to free up some space as well.
For Office 2003 if you can complete a 'repair/reinstall' of Office 2003 through its listing in Add/Remove Programs in the Windows
control panel then it is intact.
================My computer run Win XP Home edition + office 2003 and I have a 40GB hard disk .
In my HD, i founded 20GB of msp or msi files . Now i will need more free
space and i want to know if all of those files are necesary..
Can somebody tell me how to remove unnecsary msp or msi files? >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
