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FIX: in the windows installer clean up utility there is a util in directory &quot;msizap&quot; using the G parameter deletes all the orphaned installer files. &nbsp;Freed up a ton of disk space.
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FIX: in the windows installer clean up utility there is a util in directory "msizap" using the G parameter deletes all the orphaned installer files.  Freed up a ton of disk space.

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Aneuron, please confirm....<br />
Is it advisable to get ALL terminal server users to log off BEFORE running this msizap !G command???<br />
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FIX: in the windows installer clean up utility there is a util in directory &quot;msizap&quot; using the G parameter deletes all the orphaned installer files. &nbsp;Freed up a ton of disk space.
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Aneuron, please confirm....
Is it advisable to get ALL terminal server users to log off BEFORE running this msizap !G command???


FIX: in the windows installer clean up utility there is a util in directory "msizap" using the G parameter deletes all the orphaned installer files.  Freed up a ton of disk space.

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We have two Load Balanced 2003 servers acting as Terminal Servers. &nbsp;The WINDOWS\Installer folder is very large (approx. 20GB). &nbsp;Does anyone know how to reduce the size of this folder. &nbsp;I have tried removing the installer information by using the Windows Installer Clean up Utility, but when removing the installer information I had to reinstall Office 2007. &nbsp;Any help would be appreciated. &nbsp;<br />
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We have two Load Balanced 2003 servers acting as Terminal Servers.  The WINDOWS\Installer folder is very large (approx. 20GB).  Does anyone know how to reduce the size of this folder.  I have tried removing the installer information by using the Windows Installer Clean up Utility, but when removing the installer information I had to reinstall Office 2007.  Any help would be appreciated.  

C:\WINDOWS\Installer folder very large

The Microsoft Server topic includes all of the legacy versions of the operating system, including the Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5, NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and Windows Home Server versions.

Microsoft Server OS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).