Windows Installer Log Search Terms
The following search terms allow you to locate key information in a Windows Installer Log file.
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Looking for: |
Search Term (do not include double quotes, do include spaces that occur in the quotes) |
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Feature and component states (Top of list) |
Feature: |
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Find out if package was installed as managed |
is managed |
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Find All Computer Policies (press search again key to forward through list) |
Machine Policy |
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Find All User Policies (press search again key to forward through list) |
User Policy |
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Find a Specific Policy (include single quotes before and after name) |
PolicyName |
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Properties List (Top of list) |
ProductCode = |
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Product Code, Product Name, Product Version (at top of properties list) |
ProductCode = |
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Computer Name |
ComputerName = |
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User ID |
LogonUser = |
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Was user an Admin? (not found indicates user was not an admin) |
AdminUser = 1 |
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Was Installation run with elevated privileges? (not found indicates no elevated privileges) |
IsPrivileged = 1 |
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Per-Machine or Per-User Install? (not found indicates Per-User) |
ALLUSERS = 1 |
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Windows Version
- Windows 95 value will be: blank or 950 or 1111
- Windows 98 value will be: 1998 or 2222
- Windows ME value will be: 3000.1
- Windows NT 4 value will be: 1381
- Windows 2000 value will be: 2195
- Windows XP value will be: 2526
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WindowsBuild = |
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Windows Installer Version |
In first line of log. |
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Specific Standard or Custom Action |
Action Name |
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Adding Registry Keys |
Executing op: RegAddValue |
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Creating Shortcuts |
Executing op: ShortcutCreate |
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Copying Files |
Executing op: FileCopy |
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Creating File Extension Mappings |
Executing op: RegExtensionInfoRegister |
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Create cached copy of MSI |
Executing op: DatabaseCopy |
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Location of MSI that was installed |
OriginalDatabase = |
