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?