Comments on: Install MSI Software Packages With Logging Using the Right-Click Menu http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-msi-packages-logging-right-click-menu/ Troubleshooting Windows 7/XP/Vista, Fixes & Tweaks | General Productivity Tips Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Dangerbrooks http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-msi-packages-logging-right-click-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-10988 John Dangerbrooks Thu, 06 May 2010 12:15:09 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=1041#comment-10988 I must agree with anon: Windows Installer logs are complex and are only understandable for application developers. Perhaps one of the cruelest ways of torturing a user who is badly in need of a software is to write that software's setup program in manner that upon the slightest failure, show the following error message: "Installation failed: An error occurred. Check the log for the error message. Good luck, poor unfortunate average user." I must agree with anon: Windows Installer logs are complex and are only understandable for application developers.

Perhaps one of the cruelest ways of torturing a user who is badly in need of a software is to write that software’s setup program in manner that upon the slightest failure, show the following error message:
“Installation failed: An error occurred. Check the log for the error message. Good luck, poor unfortunate average user.”

]]> By: Ramesh Srinivasan http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-msi-packages-logging-right-click-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-10969 Ramesh Srinivasan Wed, 05 May 2010 05:12:41 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=1041#comment-10969 @anon: Tried the "/le" switch which logs only error messages. @anon: Tried the “/le” switch which logs only error messages.

]]> By: anon http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-msi-packages-logging-right-click-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-10964 anon Tue, 04 May 2010 21:04:39 +0000 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/?p=1041#comment-10964 A good MSI log reader that filters out the "succeeded junk" and shows only the error lines is also sorely needed. It's so hard to understand an MSI log. A good MSI log reader that filters out the “succeeded junk” and shows only the error lines is also sorely needed. It’s so hard to understand an MSI log.

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