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How can I create verbose logging for a .msp file?

Asked by: Sebastian_Strauss

I 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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2009-09-23 at 19:30:18ID24757147
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Windows XP Operating System

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Answers

 

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

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 05:01:06ID: 25412305

msiexec /l*v C:\install.log /p patch.msp

 

by: Sebastian_StraussPosted on 2009-09-24 at 10:14:34ID: 25415544


"This patch package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer patch package."
That's the message I get on both suggestions.
However, it's a valid Installer patch file, because I can doubleclick it and run it and apply the patch just fine.

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 10:48:25ID: 25415854

assuming that you have put true filename with the path, don't forget to put quotes if it's long name:

msiexec /l*v C:\install.log /p patch.msp "C:\Documents and Settings\me\Desktop\mypatch.msp"

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 10:48:40ID: 25415858

sorry:

msiexec /l*v C:\install.log /p  "C:\Documents and Settings\me\Desktop\mypatch.msp"

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 10:51:40ID: 25415884

 

by: Sebastian_StraussPosted on 2009-09-24 at 11:26:45ID: 25416235

Nah, I actually have it in c: root, no spaces in file name, 8+3 convention etc... to avoid this issue.
Still same error message though?!

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 12:21:48ID: 25416786

run filemon and see what file msiexec fails to find.

msiexec gives this same message in both cases when the file is missing at all, and when it's wrong file - for instance, if you run it on plain text file.

Also, that specified log file - is it even created? if it is, then what's there?

 

by: Sebastian_StraussPosted on 2009-09-24 at 14:02:01ID: 31633275

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\msiexec.exe.Local
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!

 

by: vadimrapp1Posted on 2009-09-24 at 14:49:21ID: 25418358

> 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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