Error codes for Office 2010 update packages

 

Applies to: Office 2010

Topic Last Modified: 2011-10-12

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Administrators can use Setup logs to help troubleshoot errors in Office 2010 software update packages (sometimes called patches). This article lists the error codes for Office 2010 software updates and explains how to use Microsoft self-extractor logs to troubleshoot errors.

In this article:

  • Error codes used by software update packages

  • Using Microsoft Self-Extractor logs to troubleshoot errors

Error codes used by software update packages

The following table lists the error codes that may be used by Office 2010 update packages. These error codes are available within executable files from service packs and public updates only. You can find the codes in the software update (patch) log files. They are typically used in custom Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and third-party deployment scripts, and software update installation scripts.

Error message Value

Success

= 0

Error: General Detection error

= 17301

Error: Applying patch

= 17302

Error: Extracting file

= 17303

Error: Creating temp folder

= 17021

Success: Reboot flag set

= 17022

Error: User cancelled installation

= 17023

Error: Creating folder failed

= 17024

Patch already installed

= 17025

Patch already installed to admin installation

= 17026

Installation source requires full file update

= 17027

No product installed for contained patch

= 17028

Patch failed to install

= 17029

Detection: Invalid CIF format

= 17030

Detection: Invalid baseline

= 17031

Error: Required patch does not apply to the machine

= 17034

You do not have sufficient privileges to complete this installation for all users of the machine. Log on as administrator and then retry this installation.

=17038

Installer was unable to run detection for this package.

=17044

This installation requires Windows Installer 3.1 or greater.

=17048

Using Microsoft Self-Extractor logs to troubleshoot errors

Administrators can use Setup log files to help troubleshoot errors. Setup logs are not automatically created during the installation of the Office 2010 updates. To generate the Microsoft Self-Extractor logs, you must use the /log switch and the path of a specific log file.

To create a log for an Office 2010 SP1 package, type the following at the command prompt:

Office2010SP1ClientUpdateFilename **/log:%temp%\**Logfilename.txt

where:

  • Office2010SP1ClientUpdateFilename is the Office 2010 SP1 Microsoft Self-Extractor file (.exe). For example, officesuite2010sp1-kb2460049-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe.

  • %temp% refers to the Windows temp folder. The /log command does not create a folder, so using the %temp% folder ensures that the location always exists.

  • LogFilename.txt represents the log file name which you must provide. For example, Office2010SP1SetupLog.txt.

Example

For example, if the Office SP1 file name that you are using is officesuite2010sp1-kb2460049-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe and the log file that will contain the results is named Office2010SP1SetupLog.txt, you would type the following command:

officesuite2010sp1-kb2460049-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe /log:%temp%\Office2010SP1SetupLog.txt

In addition to the file name that is specified, other log files are created, based on the software updates that the Microsoft Self-Extractor file installs. When you use the /log command, a log file is created for every .msp package that is contained in the Microsoft Self-Extractor file (.exe).

The following table lists the log files that are created for the Office 2010 SP1 files by using the command in the above example. It also lists the logs files that are created for Microsoft Project 2010 SP1, Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 SP1, and Microsoft Visio 2010 SP1.

Office 2010 SP1 client update Log files

officesuite2010sp1-kb2460049-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe

clientsharedmuisp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

officesuitemuisp1-en-us_MSPLOG

officesuitewwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG

proofingsp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

proofsp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

proofsp1-es-es_MSPLOG.LOG

proofsp1-fr-fr_MSPLOG.LOG

Office2010SP1SetupLog.txt

project2010sp1-kb2460052-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe

projectwwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG

projectmuisp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

Project2010SP1SetupLogFiles.txt

sharepointdesigner2010sp1-kb2460057-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe

sharepointdesignerwwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG

sharepointdesignermuisp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

SharePointDesigner2010SP1SetupLogFiles.txt

visio2010sp1-kb2460061-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe

visiowwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG

visiomuisp1-en-us_MSPLOG.LOG

Visio2010SP1SetupLogFiles.txt

Failure messages

For failures, it is important to check the log file that is specified on the command line. If one of the software updates within the Microsoft Self-Extractor fails, an error code such as the following appears near the end of the log file:

OPatchInstall: Property 'SYS.PROC.RESULT' value '17031'

This code indicates that the version of the Office installation does not match the version that is expected. The software update is not applied.

A successful installation is indicated by a line such as the following:

OPatchInstall: Property 'SYS.PROC.RESULT' value '0'

Computer restart messages

The log files can also provide information about a request to restart the computer at the end of an installation. In such cases, the log file indicates that the restart is necessary, as shown next:

OPatchInstall: Property 'SYS.PATCH.NEEDREBOOT' value '1'

To obtain information about why the restart is required, you must review the officesuitewwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG file. If a different package is being installed, review the <product>wwsp1-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG file for the product that is being installed. To find the information, open the file by using a text editor such as Notepad, and search for this text (in Notepad, click Find on the Edit menu): “being held in use”. Then repeat the search.

When a restart is required, a message such as the following might be displayed:

"MSI (s) (F4:34) [16:34:37:904]: Product: Microsoft Office Professional Plus. The file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\RICHED20.DLL is being held in use by the following process Name: searchprotocolhost , Id 3128."

In this example, the message indicates that the RICHED20.DLL file could not be updated because Microsoft Desktop Search was using that file. In some cases, you may be prompted to restart a process that was using a file during the update installation.