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    Add/Remove programs question

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Garandhero, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. Garandhero

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    Some programs I am intsalling in add remove programs are not displaying a "size"....

    Is there any reason for this?
    Is there anyway to manually add the "size" for programs in the add remove programs window?

    Thanks.
    This would be helpful because I like to sort by size.


    Thanks again.
     
    Garandhero, Sep 10, 2009
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  2. Garandhero

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    Really.... no one?
     
    Garandhero, Sep 10, 2009
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    why does it matter? it's not accurate anyways, check the properties on the installed program folders and see for yourself. It's reporting that my intel graphics driver (gma965) is 1.2GB
     
    goofball, Sep 10, 2009
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    I have the same problem. But it really doesn't bother me, and it is quite inaccurate. It thought Crysis was 2.69GB when it's really quite close to 7GB.
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 10, 2009
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  5. Garandhero

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    Even if its not that accurate I still like it.....
    any way to solve this?
     
    Garandhero, Sep 10, 2009
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  6. davepermen

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    i guess not.. you could scan the registry for some of the sizes, trying to find where it stores it, if it's not live-calculated, though..

    but yeah, it only quickly measures the folder the exe is in, or so, to guess the size. as apps can install themselfes to tons of folders, add system drivers, common and shared components, etc, it's not easy to measure it accurately..
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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  7. Garandhero

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    Well that sucks...
    Do you think it could possibly correct itself in the future when Win 7 is more widely supported? Perhaps these programs just don't officially support Win 7 at the moment and are missing a required registry key or what have you to display the size?

    Thanks.
     
    Garandhero, Sep 11, 2009
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    no, the registry key or what ever gets placed in there by windows itself. as far as i know, it measures the size by saving the freespace on the disk before and after installation, and subtracting those two. this of course can completely fail, if you do something besides, like copying files onto your disk.

    but it's just a guess.

    i'd say just forget about it. use windirstat to quickly check your disk, and find big chunks of stuff you might not want anymore.
     
    davepermen, Sep 11, 2009
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  9. Garandhero

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    booooooooooo! Not happy about this at all... I hope it is fixed somehow.
     
    Garandhero, Sep 11, 2009
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  10. GoodBytes

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    This "bug" is in XP and Vista as well.
    Windows estimates the program file size including folders and subfolder it occupies. The problem is not Windows, it's that it's the uninstaller that was not done correctly. Some uninstallers is not put with the program but somewhere else in the computer with a backup setup, oh some strange reason like that (instead of putting everything with the program as it should NORMALLY be). If you want to hit or "booo" on someone, it would be the the software company that don't know how to do things properly at that department.

    Microsoft provide all developers A LOT of documentations to developers, but few read them, which is just simply sad.
     
    GoodBytes, Sep 11, 2009
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