How to Interpret Windows Installer Logs

RSS It All — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:43:42 GMT

If you have a problem with the Windows Installer or an MSI package you're installing, it's a

Carpe Diem: Flaphead.com @ Home — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:04:43 GMT

re: How to Interpret Windows Installer Logs

brandontyler — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:53:13 GMT

When you say, "After the user information is collected, it is time to do the setup work and the installation switches to the client process."

above. Don't you mean:

"After the user information is collected, it is time to do the setup work and the installation switches to the server process."

????

richmac — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:52:55 GMT

brandon, you're right, that should read "switches to the server process". I've corrected it now.

Thanks for pointing it out.

~ Richard

richmac — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:32:20 GMT

Based on some less-than-positive feedback, I've uploaded a PDF version of the annotated log for those who can't make use of the new DOCX format.

In case you didn't know, the Office 2007 applications can export documents in PDF (and XPS) format using this add-on:

~ Richard

InstallSite Blog — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:20:22 GMT

Windows Installer log files tend to be both verbose and cryptic. Richard Macdonald of the Windows Installer

Heath Stewart's Blog — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:07:22 GMT

Rob Mensching, father of Windows Installer XML (WiX), blogs about why managed custom actions are a bad

Windows Installer Team Blog — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:06:21 GMT

If you have a problem with the Windows Installer or an MSI package you're installing, it's a sure bet

Heath Stewart's Blog — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:59:47 GMT

Rob Mensching, father of Windows Installer XML (WiX), blogs about why managed custom actions are a bad

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Esoteric — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:41:14 GMT

In order to efficiently troubleshoot problems involving failed setup, we need to use the setup logs.

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