Msi logging can also be enabled via the registry. The log will be created
in your %temp% folder (just type that in your windows explorer address bar
and you'll be taken to the correct location). In order to enable logging,
copy the following into a file with a .reg extension and then double click
on the file. This will help with diagnosing setup problems when you aren't
launching the msi from the command line.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer]
"EnableAdminTSRemote"=dword:00000001
"Logging"="voicewarmup"
Dana
On 2/26/07, André Pönitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Balakrishna.BK wrote:
> Hi All,
> When I click on msi to install, I get an error message to
> install the software using setup.exe only. How can I bypass
> this and install from msi directly. Basically I need to
> create install log file.
>
> msiexec /i file.msi /l*v file.log
>
> I am expecting workarounds or suggestions to get install
> logging, which I am not able to get using setup.exe
1) Sometimes some setup.exe program allow to pass on msiexec
options from its own commandline. This is the clean way,
but possibly not available in your particular setup.exe.
2) Most likely your .msi checks for some kind of property
on startup and refuses to work if this property is not present.
Try to examine your .msi with Orca and look for a suspicious
properties ('INSTALLME', 'DIRECTINSTALL' or similar).
If you found something 'interesting', use
msiexec /i file.msi /l*v file.log DIRECTINSTALL=1
or similar to fool the .msi into thinking it was launched
from its setup.exe.
Andre'
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