Client Installation Logs

Client installation logs should give you the exact clues to troubleshooting why a client is not installing correctly. These three log files are located in %windir%\ccmsetup\.

ccmsetup.log: Records information about the ccmsetup bootstrap process including downloading and installing client prerequisite components as well as actual client installation using the client.msi Windows Installer.

client.msi.log: The verbose log file output from the client.msi Windows Installer.

CcmRepair.log: Records setup tasks performed by client.msi and used to troubleshoot client installation or removal problems.

Often, Windows Installer packages fail for an unknown reason and return an error code of 1603. This generic Windows Installer ...

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