Changing a Software Installation

If you ran a custom version of a program’s installation procedure, you might later decide that you’d now like to use some uninstalled components, or that you no longer need some installed components. Most applications that allow you to run a custom install also allow you to make changes to the installation after the fact. In the Programs and Features window, click the application you want to work with and then look for a Change command in the taskbar (refer to Figure 27.5 for an example). In some cases, the corresponding command is Uninstall/Change.

When you click Change (or Uninstall/Change), Windows 8 launches the application’s install program (almost always a version that now resides on your hard drive). From ...

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