The following log files, located in %WINDIR%, are the most useful when troubleshooting Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2):
· Netsetup.log. Resides in %WINDIR%\Debug; useful when troubleshooting domain join issues
· Setupact.log. Lists installation actions; useful when investigating failed installations
· Setupapi.log. Contains information about hardware detection during installation; useful for investigating failed driver installations
· Setuperr.txt. Contains information about Setup errors during the installation
· Setuperr.log. Details errors that occurred during installation
· Setuplog.txt. Contains information about Setup actions during the installation
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