msiexec /l*v C:\install.log /p patch.msp
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Browse All TopicsI know how to turn on verbose logging for a .msi file
(msiexec /i Package.msi /l*vx c:\Package.log)
but what do I have to type if I want to update Package.msi with Hotfix.msp ?
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http://technet.microsoft.c
Thanks for the tip with Filemon. I still couldn't figure out what was wrong, this is the error it gave me:
Date & Time: 9/24/2009 1:54:01 PM
Event Class: File System
Operation: QueryOpen
Result: NAME NOT FOUND
Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexe
TID: 148
Duration: 0.0000265
And I figured "wait, msiexec is there... why wouldn't it work". So I looked at the command line again and your command line was correct, except that it didn't like the capital C:\ ... when I changed it to c:\ your line worked perfectly. Thank you kindly!
> it didn't like the capital C:\ ... when I changed it to c:\ your line worked perfectly
no way. Can't be.
The only explanation can be that you have another language installed, and capital C was Unicode character in another language, and you were running it from the start menu. I just tried it with Russian C, which looks the same as English C, but in fact has different code, and Installer have the same error as yours. In command-line window, it would be visible (foreign character would appear as ?) , but Run menu allows Unicode.
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by: ram_keralaPosted on 2009-09-24 at 00:35:08ID: 25410778
msiexec /i <msiname> /qb /l*v C:\install.log
msiexec /p <mspname> for installing patch