OFF2000: Utility to Help Interpret Setup Log Files

ID: Q240784

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft has created a utility to help you understand the log files that Setup creates during the installation of Microsoft Office 2000 products. This utility creates an output log file that can assist you if you are having a problem installing Office.

The following are some of the objectives of the LogReader utility:

Combine the log file information from the Setup and Windows Installer log files.
Highlight key areas where Setup may be failing.
Point out common Setup errors.
Provide a more readable log file.
Reduce the log file information.

For more information about using the LogReader utility, see the "Readme.txt" file that comes with the utility.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

SetupLR.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

You can also download the SetupLR.exe file from the Microsoft FTP Server at the following location:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles

After downloading the SetupLR.exe file to your hard disk, double-click the file. This expands the following three files into your \Temp folder:

Logread.exe
Logread.ini
Readme.txt

If you are not sure of the location of your Temp folder, please follow these steps:

On the Start menu, click Run.

In the Open box, type %Temp% and then click OK.

Microsoft Windows displays your Temp folder in a window.

Additional query words: OFF2000 decipher log reader

Keywords : kbdta kbcl
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo