Informational Files Created by SQL Server Setup

These informational files are generated to locate any problems during setup.

Sqlstp.log

The Sqlstp.log file, located in your \Windows or \WinNT directory. For example, C:\WinNT\Sqlstp.log.Any errors encountered during the configuration portion of setup are written to this file.

Setup.log

The Setup.log file, located in your \Windows or \WinNT directory. For example, C:\WinNT\Setup.log.

Errorlog

The most recent error log, located in the \Log directory of the target installation directory.  For example, the default location for the error log is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\Mssql\Log\Errorlog. For a named instance, the error log would be in \Microsoft SQL Server\Mssql$<instancename>\Log\Errorlog.