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Step 1
Go to the folder where the program you are installing is located. This may be on your Desktop or in another folder such as C:\Downloads.
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Step 2
Locate the .msi file within this folder for the program you are installing. If you are installing a program such as Adobe or Java, for instance, look for the .msi file with Adobe or Java in the title. Copy down the location of this file.
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Step 3
Click the Vista "Orb" and type in "cmd" (minus the quotes) into the search box. Click the "cmd.exe" icon that appears which will launch the command line.
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Step 4
Type in the following: msiexec /i "C:\yourfolderlocation\yourprogram.msi" /L*V "C:\log\example.log". In the above, yourfolderlocation would be the location of your folder (for instance, C:\Users\Admin\Downloads, and yourprogram.msi would be the name of the program you are installing.
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Step 5
Hit the "Enter" key and your program will begin installing and the log will be created in the folder specified (C:\log) once the installation has completed. If you get an error saying the log cannot be created, you have typed in the incorrect file location and need to type it in again.
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Step 6
Click the red "X" button to close the "command line." Click the Vista "Orb" and then select "Computer."
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Step 7
Double-click "C:\" and then "logs." Double-click your log in the folder and you will see the details of your program's install.
