Sample screen shot of the changes in a typical installation in action caught by PC Logger! In this example, we were installing Visual Studio and .NET framework.

Figure 1 - PCLogger logs the installation changes

Date Category Event Location Detail
25/04/2004 Installs New {17B66E83-1BC9-11D5-A54A-0090278A1BB8} Microsoft FrontPage Client - English v7.00.9209
25/04/2004 Installs New {D4D24FE5-FAB3-4FE2-AFFC-623955F4DF3A} Visual Studio.NET Baseline - English v7.1.3088
25/04/2004 Service New MDM C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe""
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcp71.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcr71.dll
25/04/2004 Auto Run New HKLM/Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce wextract_cleanup0=rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 C:\DOCUME~1\Ricky\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\""
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 URTTemp
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS assembly
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS Microsoft.NET
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mscoree.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 netfxperf.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mscorier.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mscories.dll
25/04/2004 Installs New {CB2F7EDD-9D1F-43C1-90FC-4F52EAE172A1}  v
25/04/2004 Service New .NET CLR Data  
25/04/2004 Service New .NET CLR Networking  
25/04/2004 Service New .NETFramework  
25/04/2004 Service New ASP.NET  
25/04/2004 Service New ASP.NET_1.1.4322
25/04/2004 Service New aspnet_state %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_state.exe
25/04/2004 Installs Changed {CB2F7EDD-9D1F-43C1-90FC-4F52EAE172A1} Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 v1.1.4322
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS\System32 PERFC009.DAT
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS\System32 PERFH009.DAT
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS\System32 PERFC009.DAT
25/04/2004 Auto Run Deleted HKLM/Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce wextract_cleanup0=rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 C:\DOCUME~1\Ricky\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\""
25/04/2004 Auto Run New HKLM/Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce wextract_cleanup0=rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 C:\DOCUME~1\Ricky\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\""
25/04/2004 Installs New {1A655D51-1423-48A3-B748-8F5A0BE294C8} Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.1 v1.1.4322
25/04/2004 Auto Run Deleted HKLM/Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce wextract_cleanup0=rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 C:\DOCUME~1\Ricky\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP\""
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 SQLSTR.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory Deleted C:\WINDOWS\System32 sqlstr.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mschrt20.ocx
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msmask32.ocx
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msstkprp.dll
25/04/2004 Directory Deleted C:\WINDOWS\System32 MSMASK32.OCX
25/04/2004 Directory Deleted C:\WINDOWS\System32 MSSTKPRP.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory Deleted C:\WINDOWS\System32 MSCHRT20.OCX
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 hha.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 atl71.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 atl71.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71DEU.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71ESP.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcr71.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcr71d.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcr71d.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71.MAP
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mfc71.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71CHS.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71CHT.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mfc71d.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71D.MAP
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71d.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71ENU.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71ESP.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71FRA.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71ITA.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71JPN.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71KOR.DLL
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71u.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71U.MAP
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mfc71u.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mfc71ud.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 MFC71UD.MAP
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 mfc71ud.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcp71.pdb
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcp71d.dll
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS\System32 msvcp71d.pdb
25/04/2004 File Associations New .act ACTStdPrjFile=C:\Program Files\Microsoft ACT\act.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .actproj ACTPrjFile=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .itss MS-ITSS File=C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -nohome ms-itss:%1::/"
25/04/2004 File Associations Changed .sln VisualStudio.Solution.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .jsl VisualStudio.vjsfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vjsproj VisualStudio.vjsprojfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .asax VisualStudio.asax.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .ascx VisualStudio.ascx.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .asmx VisualStudio.asmx.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .aspx VisualStudio.aspx.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .config VisualStudio.config.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .disco VisualStudio.disco.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .hhp Hhp.File=C:\Program Files\HTML Help Workshop\hhw.exe" %1"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .sdl VisualStudio.sdl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vdp vdprojfile=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vdproj vdprojfile=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .web VisualStudio.web.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .webinfo VisualStudio.webinfo.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .xsx VisualStudio.xsx.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .wsdl VisualStudio.wsdl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .asm VisualStudio.asm.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .cod VisualStudio.cod.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .def VisualStudio.def.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .dmp VisualStudio.dmp.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .dsp VisualStudio.dsp.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .dsw VisualStudio.dsw.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .i VisualStudio.i.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .idl VisualStudio.idl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .mdmp VisualStudio.dmp.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .odh VisualStudio.idl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .odl VisualStudio.idl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .rc VisualStudio.rc.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .rc2 VisualStudio.rc.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .rct VisualStudio.rct.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .res VisualStudio.res.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .s VisualStudio.asm.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vb Microsoft.vb.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vbdproj Microsoft.vbdproj.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vbproj Microsoft.vbproj.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .cs VisualStudio.csfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .csdproj VisualStudio.csdprojfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .csproj VisualStudio.csprojfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .inc VisualStudio.inc.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .inl VisualStudio.inl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .lib VisualStudio.inl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .lst VisualStudio.lst.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .MAK VisualStudio.mak.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .map VisualStudio.map.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .mdp VisualStudio.mdp.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .mk VisualStudio.mak.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .rgs VisualStudio.rgs.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .srf VisualStudio.srf.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .tlh VisualStudio.tlh.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .tli VisualStudio.tli.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .vcproj VisualStudio.vcproj.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations Changed .dbp VisualStudio.DatabaseProject.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .dbs dbsfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .ext extfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .fky fkyfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .kci kcifile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .lgn lgnfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .prc prcfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .rul rulfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .sql sqlfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .tab tabfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .trg trgfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .udf udffile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .udt udtfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .usr usrfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .dtq dtqfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .etp VisualStudio.etp.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1""
25/04/2004 File Associations New .tdl VisualStudio.tdl.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 File Associations New .viw viwfile.7.1=C:\Program Files\MicrosoftVisualStudio.NET2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde"
25/04/2004 Installs New {E05F0409-0E9A-48A1-AC04-E35E3033604A}  v
25/04/2004 Installs New Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2003 - English Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2003 - English v
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS ODBC.INI
25/04/2004 Directory New C:\WINDOWS actsetup.log
25/04/2004 Directory Changed C:\WINDOWS actsetup.log
25/04/2004 Installs Changed {E05F0409-0E9A-48A1-AC04-E35E3033604A} Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect 2003 - English v7.1.3088
25/04/2004 Auto Start New Personal install.lnk

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