Purpose
This article provides the locations for sysprep log files.
For information on using sysprep, see Customizing Guest Operating Systems.Note: This information may be useful when sysprep fails. Causes and troubleshooting steps are out of the scope of this article.
Resolution
First, start by looking at two sysprep files:
setupact.log andsetuperr.log
Check these locations for Windows Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012 /2016 /2019:
C:\Windows\PantherC:\Windows\Panther\UnattendGCC:\Windows\System32\sysprep\Panther
For Windows XP/2003, check these files:
C:\Windows\setupapi.logC:\Windows\setupact.logC:\Windows\setuperr.logC:\Windows\Debug\netsetup.log
If you find errors, especially in the setuperr.log file, you may find more information in the VMware Knowledge Base or Microsoft Knowledge Base.
For more information, see the Microsoft TechNet article Windows Setup Log Files.
Related Information
For sysprep file locations, see Sysprep file locations and versions (1005593). Troubleshooting template deployment or cloning when it fails in vCenter ServerSysprep file locations and versionssysprep ログ ファイルの場所
