Not always the programs uninstalled from Control Panel > “Uninstall a program” it is completely uninstalled. Chair if we no longer see them in list of installed programs, they keep some folders and libraries in the system or registers. Sometimes when we want to install similar software (as is the case AVG vs. Kaspersky and Uninstall K7 TotalSecurity & K7 Antivirus) Installation errors appear. In most of the messages of error He tells us that the software we want to install is already installed on the system or as a newer version is already installed. This is also the case of packages of Microsoft Office.
It happens in very cases that after uninstalling Microsoft Office 2000 or we can no longer install Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2007. To solve this problem, Microsoft It provides for free an utility (application) that helps us clean any trace of the office packages we gave up.
Download Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (by Microsoft)
Besides the office suite, Windows Installer CleanUp Utility can also get rid of other software that at installation have used Windows Installer (Msiexec.exe).
For users of Windows Vista and Windows 7 Installing Windows Installer Cleanup Utility can only be done from the user Administrator or click-right on Msikiu2.exe and “Run as Administrator“. In case you will normally run the installation file, an error will appear (800A0046) “Windows Script Host“.
How do we open Windows Installer Cleanup Utility after installation.
I did not see this tool make a shortcut on the desktop or at the start. To open the application we must go to the start of menu, type “Windows Install Clean Up” and click on the program or press Enter.
More details about this utility can be found on Microsoft.com at 290301.
