I went to install windows 8 recently on my Acer Aspire 5552 (64bit) and it got almost all the way done and then said it couldn't complete and rolled back. Pasted here are my log files from $Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther. Can anyone help me diagnose what went wrong?
setuperr.log
11:16:32, Error CONX [GetOsCaptionInformation] 0x000001F0 Failed to create cocreateinstance[gle=0x000000b7]
11:16:35, Error CONX [GetOsCaptionInformation] 0x000001F0 Failed to create cocreateinstance[gle=0x000000b7]
11:28:42, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\Classic .NET AppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:28:44, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:32:00, Error [0x0808fe] MIG Plugin {050ed09e-a530-41e6-8ac9-a9a96e74a2c1}: [shmig] Gather Wallpaper: Original wallpaper source (C:\Users\Alicia\Desktop\IMG_8801T.jpg) was not used due to error 0x80070002. Continuing with the cached bitmap image
11:33:21, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\Classic .NET AppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:33:22, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:36:22, Error [0x0808fe] MIG Plugin {ee036dc0-f9b7-4d2d-bb94-3dd3102c5804}: BRIDGEMIG: CBrgUnattend::CollectBridgeSettings failed: 0x1, 0
11:41:08, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\Classic .NET AppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:41:10, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:42:21, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\Classic .NET AppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
11:42:22, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
12:07:29, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\Classic .NET AppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
12:07:30, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD
12:28:20, Error MIG COnlineWinNTPlatform::AddPathToSearchIndexer - Failed to create CSearchManager instance, error: 0x80070422[gle=0x000003f0]
12:29:29, Error [0x0808fe] MIG Plugin {ee036dc0-f9b7-4d2d-bb94-3dd3102c5804}: BRIDGEMIG: ParseRegistryIfBridgeExists: query bridge presence key failed 0x139f, bridge present = 0
12:29:30, Error [0x08038d] MIG Failure while calling IPostApply->ApplySuccess for Plugin={ServerPath="%windir%\system32\Migration\netiomig.dll", CLSID={ea51459a-a30d-4a33-b294-0e0163551c75}, ThreadingModel=Apartment}. Error: 0x8007000D
12:29:30, Error Error READ, 0x0000000D while gathering/applying object: apply-success, Action,CMXEPlugin,C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\WorkDir\MachineSpecific\Working\agentmgr\CCSIAgent,%windir%\system32\Migration\netiomig.dll,{ea51459a-a30d-4a33-b294-0e0163551c75},Apartment. Will return 2[gle=0x000000cb]
12:29:31, Error [0x08038d] MIG Failure while calling IPostApply->ApplySuccess for Plugin={ServerPath="Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client\adammigrate.dll", CLSID={43CCF250-2A74-48c6-9620-FC312EC475D6}, ThreadingModel=Apartment}. Error: 0x80070002
12:29:31, Error Error READ, 0x00000002 while gathering/applying object: apply-success, Action,CMXEPlugin,C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\ReplacementManifests,Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-ADAM-Client\adammigrate.dll,{43CCF250-2A74-48c6-9620-FC312EC475D6},Apartment. Will return 2[gle=0x000000cb]setupact.log
12:38:29, Info CONX Windows Install is starting. 12:38:29, Info CONX Setup build version is: 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 12:38:29, Info CONX InitializeSetupData: Start initializing data 12:38:29, Info CONX Starting secondboot phase 12:38:29, Info CONX curr working directory in apply phase is C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources 12:38:29, Info CONX ConX::Setup::Media::CNewWorkerProc::SetupNewOS: Upgrade is using replacement manifests in C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\ReplacementManifests 12:38:29, Info IBSLIB RollbackReinitialize in progress... 12:38:29, Info IBSLIB RollbackReinitialize finished. 12:38:29, Info CONX executing second boot apply 12:38:29, Info UpgExecuteSecondBootApply: Begin run. WinOld: C:\Windows.old, Store: C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\StoreDir, Work: C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\WorkDir 12:38:29, Info pUpgLayerRestoreEnvVars: restored MIG_UPGRADE_APPLY_STOP_SERVICES_LIST=WinDefend;WdNisSvc;WSearch;VSS;Schedule;WUAUServ;LanmanWorkstation;Netlogon;WHSConnector;vmms;PeerDistSvc;UALSVC 12:38:29, Info pUpgLayerRestoreEnvVars: restored MIG_UPGRADE_APPLY_START_SERVICES_LIST=WinDefend;WdNisSvc;WSearch;VSS;Schedule;WUAUServ;LanmanWorkstation;Netlogon;WHSConnector;vmms;PeerDistSvc;UALSVC 12:38:29, Info pUpgLayerRestoreEnvVars: restored MIG_PLUGIN_CALL_TIMEOUT=30 12:38:29, Info pUpgLayerRestoreEnvVars: restored MIG_PLUGIN_CALL_TIMEOUT_INTERVALS=10;5 12:38:29, Info Entering pUpgLayerStartAutoStartingServices 12:38:29, Info Leaving pUpgLayerStartAutoStartingServices 12:38:29, Info pUpgLayerWaitAutoStartingSystemServices: Started at 12:38:29 12:55:58, Info [0x090008] PANTHR CBlackboard::Open: C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\installinfo succeeded. 12:55:58, Info CONX InitializeWorkingDirectory: Successfully initialized working directory for postrollback 12:55:58, Info CONX Working Directory = C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther 12:55:58, Info CONX Logging Directory = C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther 12:55:58, Info CONX Rollback Directory = C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Rollback 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: LANG.INI Directory = C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Language Pack Root = C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\..\Langpacks 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: 1 languages found. 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Adding language: index: 0 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Language name : en-US 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Language pack file: C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\..\Langpacks\en-US\LP.CAB 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: IsDefault : 1 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: IsInstallInImage : 1 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Media number : 0 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Set default UI language = en-US. 12:55:58, Info CONX CSetupLangIniLoader::Initialize: Set default install language = en-US. 12:55:58, Info CONX DetermineLanguage: Default setup language is set to 'en-US' 12:56:32, Info CONX ExecuteRollback in PostRollback scenario succeeded. Exit code: 0 12:56:32, Info CONX UploadDiagnosticData in PostRollback scenario is disabled: as user has not opted in 12:56:32, Info [0x090009] PANTHR CBlackboard::Close: c:\$windows.~bt\sources\panther\installinfo.
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