C:$Windows.~BT
and discovered an error message that said:C:$Windows.~BT
and C:$Windows.~WS
), then started the installer again and had no trouble.C:$Windows.~BTSourcesPanther
there are two log files, including an setuperr.log
which indicated to me that it was in fact a license key issue. This did cause me a little confusion because I was never prompted to enter a key; I suspect Setup was attempting to autoactivate using the Windows 7 key or was looking for a Windows 10 OEM license in the BIOS.C:ESD
where the media creation tool stores its files, and I ran setup /pkey xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
using the retail product key we purchased and Setup worked perfectly.