Required File?

[Irv]

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?

[nass]

"Irv" wrote:

> 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?

Hi Irv,
Read this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240335/
After doing the above try to connect to the Internet and get the updates
from MS site be sure you have a security software like anti-virus, firewall
to protect you from infection.
HTH.
Regards,
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk

[Wesley Vogel]

RBS files are Rollback Script files.

<quote>
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.
<quote>
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=RBS


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Irv > 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?

[Ari Goldstein]

I have the same file on a windows 2003 SBS server, running sp2. The
1359c288.rbf file is 536,499 fragments. I tried to log everyone off the
server, logged into the machine remotely with the /console option, and then
began the defrag. The defrag utility never removed on frament off that file.
So now I am resorted to copying the file to a clean drive, deleting this one
file, and then installing the backup copy back to the config.msi directory.
Stll not certain why my machine had this many fragments on this rdp file. I
AM running with BackUpexec v10.0 on this machine (not the 10d patch) and
maybe it is messing with the SQL libraries?

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> RBS files are Rollback Script files.
>
> <quote>
> 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.
> <quote>
> http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=RBS
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In ,
> Irv > 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?
>
>