On logging the Msi I saw it stuck at this line before throwing the "failed to install hcmon driver" error --MSI (s) (A0:B4) [19:29:16:871]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=VM_InstallHcmon.AB568CC9_1F06_4225_B985_9531B0D3BB56,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=VMInstallHcmon,CustomActionData=C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\USB\;5)
The following happens before it rollsback
MSI (s) (A0:B4) [19:29:16:871]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=VM_InstallHcmon.AB568CC9_1F06_4225_B985_9531B0D3BB56,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=VMInstallHcmon,CustomActionData=C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\USB\;5)
MSI (s) (A0:00) [19:29:16:871]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSIA054.tmp, Entrypoint: VMInstallHcmon
CustomAction VM_InstallHcmon.AB568CC9_1F06_4225_B985_9531B0D3BB56 returned actual c (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
Action ended 19:30:25: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
MSI (s) (A0:B4) [19:30:25:436]: Note: 1: 2265 2: 3: -2147287035
MSI (s) (A0:B4) [19:30:25:436]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (A0:B4) [19:30:25:436]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
so running the msi doesn't help.
Is this the reason why the setup.exe throws "msi error"? Does manually installing hcmon driver help? I can't find where to get this file and how to install it.
Thanks.