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