Where is config msi windows 7

Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote. Hi, When I want to install new applications such as visio, proofing tools for office, and more I get an access denied error.

Smoething must be messed up witht he windows installer or something. Below i've tried to install SP1 for Visual Studio but it also fails with the following error message. Any help would be much appreciated. Thursday, August 13, PM. Marked as answer by mortenbpost Friday, February 5, PM. Friday, February 5, PM. Right-click on an application which you want to install and select "Run as administrator", temporarily disable or uninstall your antivirus software. My English is not very well.

Hi Morten, Also just an additional thing,would you happen to have changed the windows installer behavior via Group policy object? I've tried running it as administrator, that makes no difference.

And I haven't changed the windows installer behavior via group policy object. Is there a way I can check just in case and how do I reset it to default?

Friday, August 14, AM. Same here. Idrive was the culprit. Stopping the Idrive services fixed the problem. Friday, January 8, AM. Hey guys, I've figured out exactly what messes up the Config. Driver Reviver.

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Video Blogs. File Extensions. See all ReviverSoft resources. About Us. Process Search. What is config. The config. It is normally used by the Windows Installer during the installation of the software. Usually, it saves files that contain the extensions of. RBF and. These files are called Rollback Script Files and there are used by the installer in order to uninstall the recent alterations if an installation fails somewhere along the line.

The RBS rollback script file is stored within the config. The program contains no visible window and there is not any detailed information about its author. This process is considered to be obscure, though it does not present any significant risk, but precautions should be watched out for. It is a running program.

Can I erase Config. Madman Minister of Gerbil Affairs. I've done extensive goggling but I cant find any information that said it's safe or unsafe to delete it. From my experiences so far I have a strong feeling that this folder is keeping unneeded bloat of Microsoft installer, which is a parody by default.

Given that I had Visual studio SP1 installation fail twice because 5Gb space was not enough for the update, I imagine the directory might be full with 'stuff', but I can't find any proof of that.

Does anyone know anything about this beast? Sun Mar 04, pm Where is config. I think though, the most common response you're going to get is, "Get a bigger HD. Sun Mar 04, pm config. Last edited by computron on Sun Mar 04, pm, edited 1 time in total.

You wont see it from Explorer. I think only FAR shows the directory in it's full grace. Well the Scanner i mentioned should display it too if it's big. Last edited by Madman on Sun Mar 04, pm, edited 1 time in total. 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.