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VMWare Workstation 9.0 unattended silent install logging problem

I'm trying to install VMWare Workstation 9.0 using unattended silent install with logging but getting error and it's not installing on my machine.

I'm getting this error if i put in the log switch in the install command. The install will be successful if I remove the log switch.

I ran the script below in command prompt -

VMware-workstation-full-9.0.0-812388.exe /s /log c:\logs\vmws9.0.log

the error as per in attached log file as below:

20130326091801:INFO    CMSIHelper::InitMsiParameters: MSI Parameters: DATACOLLECTION="1" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\" REMOVE="VisualStudio,Keyboard" HOSTD_HTTPS_PORT="443" DATASTORE_PATH="C:\Users\Public\Documents\Shared Virtual Machines" VIX_DIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware VIX\" REBOOT="ReallySuppress" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD="1" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT="1" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE="1" ADDLOCAL="ALL" STARTMENU_SHORTCUT="1"
20130326091801:INFO    CMSIHelper::InitMsiLogging: Successfully enabled logging to file c:\s\vmws9.0.vmwareworkstation_x64.msi.install.log, with mode 7967
20130326091801:INFO    CInstallMSIOperation::Execute: Preparing to install VMwareWorkstation_x64.msi, options: uninstall_on_rollback: 1, use_internal_ui: 0, parameters: DATACOLLECTION="1" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\" REMOVE="VisualStudio,Keyboard" HOSTD_HTTPS_PORT="443" DATASTORE_PATH="C:\Users\Public\Documents\Shared Virtual Machines" VIX_DIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware VIX\" REBOOT="ReallySuppress" COMPONENTDOWNLOAD="1" DESKTOP_SHORTCUT="1" QUICKLAUNCH_SHORTCUT="1" AUTOSOFTWAREUPDATE="1" ADDLOCAL="ALL" STARTMENU_SHORTCUT="1"
20130326091801:INFO    CInstallMSIOperation::Execute: Finished installing msi [1622]
20130326091801:ERROR** CBootstrapCmd::RunOperation: Operation 'InstallMSI' failed!
20130326091801:INFO    wWinMain:Checking exceptions [26]
20130326091801:INFO    wWinMain:Handle error
20130326091801:INFO    HandleError: Handling error: [26] lang [1033]
20130326091801:ERROR** HandleError: Encountered fatal error id: 26
20130326091801:ERROR** HandleError:   Message: [The MSI 'C:\Users\admahmad_rizwan_roml\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1364260660\vmwareworkstation_x64.msi' failed.]
20130326091801:ERROR** ================================================================================
20130326091801:ERROR**   Rolling Back - ops:29
20130326091801:ERROR** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I'm able to install the application if I remove the log switch from the command line.

I need the log file for future referrence. How can I do this in silent install?

Anyone encountered this error before?

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