Enable Microsoft Installer logging & Verbose logging in Windows XP | 7 | 8

Windows 7 | 8:

To enable and collect the Windows 7/8 Installer logs, download Microsoft Fix it 20095 and run it. This Fix it is for Windows 8 and Windows 7 users only.

For more details see: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-microsoft-installer-logging-verbose-logging

List of installer error codes: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/290158

Windows XP:

To enable and collect the Windows XP Installer logs, download Microsoft Fix it 50380 and run it. This Fix it is for Windows XP only.

For more details see: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/223300

To retrieve log files go to the temp folder: write %temp% in File Explorer address field and locate the appropriate log file (search by time stamp).