Many articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base that relate to installation errors also include sections of log files that help you confirm that the article describes the same issue that you are experiencing. This article does not cover every situation that you may experience, but it discusses several examples where the Setup issue is resolved by interpreting a Setup log file. The topics are listed in the order that you want to use each technique. This article discusses several techniques to interpret the information in Office installation log files. Even if you receive an error message, you may have to use an installation log file as one of your tools to determine the issue.
Occasionally a problem occurs with Office Setup and you may not receive an error message.
This step-by-step article describes how to use the Microsoft Office installation log files to troubleshoot Office Setup issues.
