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How do you check or know when an Update by a program leaves an installer behind?

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HrtOfSword:
How do you check or know when an Update by a program leaves the Update Installer behind in one of its hidden folders (that is such a pain to find)?

It's rather annoying when such Update Installers are left behind to take up space and waste it.

vuzedome:
If it does leave anything then it'll be together with all the other clutter in the temporary folder. easily removed by running disk clean up.

Xiong Chiamiov:
Use a third-party install manager, and uninstall things through that.

K7IA:

--- Quote from: Xiong Chiamiov on December 06, 2009, 10:02:37 PM ---Use a third-party install manager, and uninstall things through that.

--- End quote ---

Do you know how do third-party un/install managers work when the software is updated by its internal updater after the initial installation? Do they track the updates as well?

Just FYI, I am using a vmware virtual machine when I want to try out / use problematic software and return vm to it's previous snapshot when I need to.

Lupin:
There are a few common locations in windows where programs might store their installers

Temp - both system and user
config.msi - hidden folder that may found in the root directory of your system partition. usually used by programs that use microsoft's installer.
msocache - hidden folder created by MS office during installation.
local settings/application data - a hidden folder found in your user account.
Downloaded Installations - a Windows folder used by some programs to store their installers.
$hf_mig$ - a hidden Windows folder that contains a copy of all the updates the OS has installed

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