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[dtasanas]

i'm trying to figure out a way of preserving the MSI log information from install to install without creating a single HUGE history log file.

we've developed a CA that attempts to truncate the MSI log but we're finding out that the MSI log is locked during the Execution Sequence.

is there a way of renaming the MSI log during install?

is there a way of generating a unique log everytime an install happens?

any suggestions on managing the MSI log?

i would like to preserve previous install logs without ending up with one huge log file.

[Stefan Krueger]

http://www.msifaq.com/a/1022.htm
You can use the registry setting described there (or the equivalent group policy) to generate log files with unique (random) names in the TEMP folder.

[dtasanas]

thanks Stefan

but pre-setting the registry isn't very practical on customer machines. great for the test lab.

i think i'm going to have to deal with the fact that i'm only going to be able to keep one log of the latest install information.