Re: Wonders of .NET framework and MS stuff

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:28:03 +0100, lhaymehr <my.name.@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I used the Windows Installer Cleanup utility from Microsoft to remove the
hanging MSIs. Uninstall everything you need then run this tool to clean up.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

I may be suffering from an irony overload here - I thought a big USP of the Microsoft Installer (and the reason why MSIs were so big and so slow) was that by including lots of redundant data and code it could handle and repair such failed and/or corrupted installations.

"Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation technology that streamlines the program installation process and offers continued resiliency for programs, including the ability to ... automatically repair programs, uninstall programs cleanly, and roll back programs reliably"

That's the trouble with a supposedly fail-safe system - whenever it fails, it fails to fail-safe. :)

--
Paul Scott
Information Management Systems
Macclesfield, UK.
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