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INTRODUCTION

This article lists all the log files that are created when you upgrade from an earlier version of Windows.

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The following log files are created when an upgrade is successful:

  • C:\Windows\Panther\Setupact.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\setuperr.log

  • C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.app.log

  • C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\PreGatherPnPList.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\PostApplyPnPList.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\miglog.xml

The following log files are created when an upgrade fails during installation before the computer restarts for the second time:

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\panther\setupact.log

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\panther\miglog.xml

  • C:\Windows\setupapi.log

  • [Windows 10:] C:\Windows\Logs\MoSetup\BlueBox.log

The following log files are created when an upgrade fails during installation after the computer restarts for the second time:

  • C:\Windows\panther\setupact.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\miglog.xml

  • C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.app.log

  • C:\Windows\inf\setupapi.dev.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\PreGatherPnPList.log

  • C:\Windows\panther\PostApplyPnPList.log

  • C:\Windows\memory.dmp

The following log files are created when an upgrade fails, and then you restore the desktop:

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\panther\setupact.log

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\panther\miglog.xml

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\sources\panther\setupapi\setupapi.dev.log

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\sources\panther\setupapi\setupapi.app.log

  • C:\Windows\memory.dmp

The following log files are created when an upgrade fails, and the installation rollback is initiated:

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback\setupact.log

  • C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback\setupact.err

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