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Windows Installer Event Log Messages

Windows Installer event log messages are entered in the event log of a Windows NT, 2000 or XP computer. Windows 9x machines will log these events in a file called msievent.log in the temp directory.

Event ID Message Remarks
1001 Detection of product '%1', feature '%2' failed during request for component '%3' A warning message. For details, see Searching For a Broken Feature or Component.
1002 Unexpected or missing value (name: '%1', value: '%2') in key '%3' Error message that there was an unexpected or missing value.
1003 Unexpected or missing subkey '%1' in key '%2' Error message that there was an unexpected or missing subkey.
1004 Detection of product '%1', feature '%2', component '%3' failed

Note: Beginning with Windows Installer version 2.0, this message is: Detection of product '%1', feature '%2', component '%3' failed. The resource '%4' does not exist.

A warning message. See also Searching For a Broken Feature or Component.
1005 Install operation initiated a reboot Informational message that the installation initiated a reboot of the system.
1006 Verification of the digital signature for cabinet '%1' cannot be performed. WinVerifyTrust is not available on the machine. Only available on Windows Installer version 2.0 or later. Warning message. A cabinet was authored in the MsiDigitalSignature table to have a WinVerifyTrust check performed. This action could not be performed because the computer does not have the proper cryptography DLLs installed.
1007 The installation of %1 is not permitted by software restriction policy. The Windows Installer only allows execution of unrestricted items. The authorization level returned by software restriction policy was %2. Only available on Windows Installer version 2.0 or later. An error message indicating that the administrator has configured software restriction policy to disallow this install.
1008 The installation of %1 is not permitted due to an error in software restriction policy processing. The object cannot be trusted. Only available on Windows Installer version 2.0 or later. An error message indicating that there were problems attempting to verify the package according to software restriction policy.
1012 This version of Windows does not support deploying 64-bit packages. The script '%1' is for a 64-bit package. Error message indicating that scripts for 64-bit packages can only be executed on a 64-bit computer.
1013 {Unhandled exception report} Error message for an unhandled exception, this is the report.
1014 Windows Installer proxy information not registered correctly Error message that proxy information was not registered correctly.
1015 Failed to connect to server. Error: %d Informational message that the installation failed to connect to server.
1016 Detection of product '%1', feature '%2', component '%3' failed. The resource '%4' in a run-from-source component could not be located because no valid and accessible source could be found. Warning message. For more information, see Searching for a Broken Feature or Component.
1017 User SID had changed from '%1' to '%2' but the managed app and the user data keys cannot be updated. Error = '%3'. Error message indicating that an error occurred while attempting to update the user's registration after the user's SID changed.
11707 Product [2] – Installation operation completed successfully Informational message that the installation of the product was successful.
11708 Product [2] – Installation operation failed Error message that the installation of the product failed.
11728 Product [2] -- Configuration completed successfully. Informational message that configuration of the product was successful.

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