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Windows Vista - Wednesday, January 2, 2008 4:50 - 0 Comments
Troubleshooting Vista Installs
How to troubleshoot Vista installs using Setup logs.
If you had problems installing Vista on a system, you can troubleshoot by checking the various log files Vista creates during Setup. Here’s a quick summary of each Setup log including its location and function:
- $windows.~btsourcespanther – used during the Windows PE phase
- $windows.~btsourcesrollback – same as above except a fatal error occurred and Setup rolled back
- %WINDIR%panther – location of Setup logs once your disk has been configured
- %WINDIR%system32syspreppanther – location of Sysprep logs
- %WINDIR%infsetupapi*.log – PnP device installation log
For more information on deploying Vista, see my series of articles on WindowsNetworking.com starting with http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Deploying-Vista-Understanding-Windows-AIK.html.
Article written by MyComputerAid.com
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