Microsoft KB Archive/226420

= Code Download Manager Deletes the ReinstallBackups Folder and All Its Contents =

Article ID: 226420

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226420





SYMPTOMS
Code Download Manager (CDM) may delete files and folders in the ReinstallBackups folder.



CAUSE
If you click Restore, CDM should back up files that were previously installed in their installation folders to a backup folder. Instead, the restore process deletes the ReinstallBackups folder and all of its contents.

CDM installs the files that were in the ReinstallBackups folder, and then deletes those files from the ReinstallBackups folder. If CDM did not do this, it could create a situation in which a new file becomes an old file, which could then be applied to your computer and cause problems. This situation is avoided when CDM deletes the referenced files from the ReinstallBackups folder.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbprb KB226420

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