Re: Required File?

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RBS files are Rollback Script files.

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Windows Installer accomplishes rollback by creating a rollback script. A
rollback script is a file that contains a linear sequence of operations to
perform, such as file and registry updates, configuration information
updates, user interface notifications, and state information for other
operations. Each operation recorded in the rollback script is a direct
response to an operation in the installation script. Rollback scripts are
stored in binary format. This improves efficiency, avoids the need for
parsing the file, and discourages manual editing of the file. Rollback
script files (.RBS and .RBF) are backups of existing files. Files with an
..RBS file extension are rollback script files, and files with an .RBF file
extension are backups of existing files. Both are stored in hidden folders
called Config.msi. The Config.msi folders are created when the Msiexec.exe
file starts copying from the installation point. The rollback script file
(.RBS) is always stored in the Config.msi folder on the disk where the
operating system is installed. The .RBF files are stored in the Config.msi
folder on the disk where the program that is being backed up currently
resides. This is done so that there is no crossing of disks when the program
files are being backed up. All rollback files and the Config.msi folders are
deleted when the installation completes successfully.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:CE10456D-DBCA-4112-8B96-605D1E289E87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Irv <Irv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I have done a repair installation of XP sp2 and now have a file on the HD
C:\config.MSI.

Can this folder be deleted?

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