Create an MSI log file

Question

I have been trying to create a log file for an issue with our installer with the following commands:

msiexec /i \"installer.msi\" /l*v \"log.log\"
msiexec /i         


        

Answer 1

If you are using Visual Studio 2008, use capital "/L" for the log option. Lower-case "/l" is ignored.

msiexec /i "installer.msi" /L*v "log.log"

This appears to have been fixed in later versions of msiexec.

Answer 2

The first and the last command lines are correct:

msiexec /i "installer.msi" /l*v "log.log"
msiexec /l*v "log.log" /i "installer.msi"

^{And you can drop quotes in this particular case.}