When you run Setup for Microsoft Office, you may receive
the following error message:
Error opening installation
log file. Verify that the specified log file location exists and is writable.
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This error message may occur when all of the following
conditions are true:
| • | You are using Microsoft Windows 2000. |
| • | You run Office Setup by typing a command line, similar to
the following, that includes the /L switch: f:\setup /L*V c:\verbose.txt |
| • | You cancel Setup. |
| • | You rerun Setup by typing the same command line. |
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To work around this problem, follow these steps:
| 1. | Restart your computer. |
| 2. | Rerun Office Setup by typing the same command line with the
/L switch. |
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Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
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If you want to control logging options without having to
use
/L on the command line, follow these steps:
| 1. | Double-click Setup.ini in the root directory of your Office CD.
This opens
Setup.ini in Notepad. |
| 2. | On the File menu, click Save As. |
| 3. | Browse to the root directory of drive C, and then click Save. |
| 4. | In the [Logging] section of the Setup.ini file, change the
following line Type=piwae to the following: Type=v* |
| 5. | On the File menu, click Save. |
| 6. | On the File menu, click Exit. |
| 7. | On the Start menu, click Run. |
| 8. | In the Open box, type a command line similar to the following and then click OK: CD-ROM drive:\Setup /Settings c:\setup.ini Note, CD-ROM drive is the drive letter
for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. |
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For
additional information about logging options for the Setup.ini file, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
230861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230861/EN-US/) OFF2000: How to Customize Office Setup Logging Options
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