Undo choice to copy installation files locally

[JZucker]

I installed Office 2003 Pro, and near the end of the installation, the package told me that it had copied files to my local hard disk. I can't recall the exact message, but it said something like "Files that are useful for reinstalling and repairing Office have been copied to your hard drive. You can click here to remove them, but it's recommended to leave them.

I chose to leave them. Installation completed successfully. Office runs fine on my machine

However, I've changed my mind and wish to delete those non-required files. How can I do this

I notice my disk now has a directory called "MSOCache." This directory contains, among other things, 300 MB of .cab files. Can I just delete this directory?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

That is the directory that has the saved files.

2 things to think about:

1. If this is a laptop, you will want to leave the files in case you are
somewhere that you do not have access to your Office CDs and need to do a
detect and repair or install a patch.

2. If your Office disks are misplaced or damaged, you will still be able to
update Office using the MSO.cache files.


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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, JZucker asked:

| I installed Office 2003 Pro, and near the end of the installation,
| the package told me that it had copied files to my local hard disk. I
| can't recall the exact message, but it said something like "Files
| that are useful for reinstalling and repairing Office have been
| copied to your hard drive. You can click here to remove them, but
| it's recommended to leave them."
|
| I chose to leave them. Installation completed successfully. Office
| runs fine on my machine.
|
| However, I've changed my mind and wish to delete those non-required
| files. How can I do this?
|
| I notice my disk now has a directory called "MSOCache." This
| directory contains, among other things, 300 MB of .cab files. Can I
| just delete this directory?

 

[Beth Melton]

The Windows Installer points to these files for your Office
installation so I wouldn't recommend deleting the directory.

Use the Disk Cleanup utility (Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools)
and use it to delete the Office Setup Files.
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I installed Office 2003 Pro, and near the end of the installation,

the package told me that it had copied files to my local hard disk. I
can't recall the exact message, but it said something like "Files that
are useful for reinstalling and repairing Office have been copied to
your hard drive. You can click here to remove them, but it's
recommended to leave them."

I chose to leave them. Installation completed successfully. Office runs fine on my machine.

However, I've changed my mind and wish to delete those non-required files. How can I do this?

I notice my disk now has a directory called "MSOCache." This

directory contains, among other things, 300 MB of .cab files. Can I
just delete this directory?