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To create an installation log file using the command line
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Open Command Prompt
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From the command window, type msiexec /i package [/L][i][w][e][a][r][u][c][m][p][v][+][!] log_file.txt, and then press ENTER.
Where:
package is the name of the Windows Installer package
/L indicates to log information. The following flags specify which information to log:
i - Status messages
Warninge - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial user interface parameters
m - Out-of-memory
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
+ - Append to existing file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Wildcard: log all information except for the v option.
log_file .txt - the name and path of the text log file.
Note
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To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt..
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Windows Installer command-line switches are not case-sensitive.
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To include the v option in a log file using the wildcard flag, type /L*v at the command prompt.
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The Windows Installer log file options can also be used with the uninstall and repair processes.
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For more information on the command-line options, see Related Topics.
