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Helper IPowerbi Desktop installation Failed
I am not 100% sure
But what you could do, is try the installation with Verbose logging into a log file.This link below should assist to log all the information.
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/qa-log.html
Then once you view the log I am sure it will point you in the right direction?
I would also ensure that you have got the minimum requirements installed.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-get-the-desktop/
Especially .NET 4.5
Helper IThanks for taking the time to reply.
Yes, I can install it on another machine, which means it probably is a problem on this particular PC.
Any idea on what problems would cause the install to fail in this manner? What should I look at to determine what needs changing? The PC is patched and updated regularly so it should be all up to date. I have admin rights to the PC so I don't think it is privileges.
I'm running Windows 7 Professional SP1 on this PC. I had to try the install on a PC that runs Windows 8 (which worked ok).
Does the OS version make a difference? As long as they are both 64-bit and patched and updated, I would have thought it shouldn't matter. Power BI is the only app I'm experiencing this with.
Super UserI am not 100% sure
But what you could do, is try the installation with Verbose logging into a log file.
This link below should assist to log all the information.
http://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/qa-log.html
Then once you view the log I am sure it will point you in the right direction?
I would also ensure that you have got the minimum requirements installed.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-get-the-desktop/
Especially .NET 4.5
- EvanYates
Hi guavaq
Thanks for your help that MSIEXEC log proved useful. It looks like some Cached Installer files from the initial install have gone missing. I'm going to try uninstalling and reinstalling Power BI Desktop from scratch.
Thanks Again
