Disable setupapi.app.log Entries

[nishantcop]

can any one tell me how to disable log entries into "c:\windows\inf\setupapi.app.log" file

so that no entry can be made by OS insde this file...

I found something at followin link bt it was'nt that much helpfull for me, it was a bit confusing:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791349.aspx

[GrofLuigi]

For pre-Vista I use this. Don't know if it works on Vista, I don't have one.

GL

[CoffeeFiend]

I found something at followin link bt it was'nt that much helpfull for me, it was a bit confusing:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791349.aspx

You just create or set the registry entries to have the amount of logging you want.

By default, LogLevel is set to 0x2000ffff, i.e. 0x20000000 + 0x0000ff00 + 0x000000ff. Set it to 0, and it won't log anything.

By default, AppLogLevels isn't created, so create it, and set it to 0 too.

Then it won't log anything at all (a 6 line .reg tweak could do this easily).

[nishantcop]

thanks bro......

bt i was not able to understand in that given link that how to edit the Registry values because i m new to do this ... so it'll be a gr8 help if you would explain me that how set the key values pair step by step.....

Thanks

[CoffeeFiend]

Paste this in notepad:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"LogLevel"=dword:00000000

save as setLogLevel.reg or such, double click it, done!

(Ok, I lied. It was only 4 lines)

As for the installers, they will all be logging stuff anyways, unless you create separate entries for every single of of them by hand.

Edited June 26, 2008 by crahak

[Volatus]

According to that MSDN article, that reg tweak should only be 4 lines (1 entry), as AppLogLevels is a key, not a value, and specific application settings go under it. Globally, only LogLevel is needed.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"LogLevel"=dword:00000000

And since you (nishantcop) don't understand the registry, I assume you also have "show extensions" disabled. To save as a "reg" file in Notepad, enclose the full filename in quotes - that is, save as "setLogLevel.reg" WITH quotes (or whatever you want to name it, .reg).

edit @ me: MSDN, not MSFN. MSDN. msDn. D. All about the D.

[nishantcop]

thanks to all ....

I m able to understand how to edit the registry vlaue bt still i m not able to stop the setupapi.app.log file to keep writing into it..

i succesfully edit the register values but still it's makeing entrys into it i set the registery values for "LogMask (0x00000000)"

bt it is still keep writing...

even i tried to deleate that file bt that file was getting created. again n again.... is there any way to stop this file from getting created...

[hitu]

Try this

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup]
"LogLevel"=dword:00000101

As explained here

General Logging Levels			Meaning
0x00000001					Off (no Setup logging)

Device Logging Levels		 	Meaning
0x00000100					Off (no Setup logging)