Check Windows Installer (MSI) Logs
by Grant Burton on Sep.21, 2008, under Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Application Deployment, Windows Vista
Windows typically uses the following directory to store MSI logs with the filenames “Msi*.log”:
%SYSTEMROOT%\Temp
By examining the MSI logs most recently modified, you can often see installation issues, such as permission errors, registry problems, and dependancy errors:
dir /O-D /TW %SYSTEMROOT%\Temp\Msi*.log
If MSI logging is not enabled, you can enable it by editing the registry or via GPO. See KB223300 for details on how to enable logging.
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