Topic: Using event viewer to investigate system events

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   Use Event Viwer to investigate system events

*Some of this threads are valid for Windows Vista Only*

Event Viewer is a powerful tool to investigate Windows System,
application and security events. It's very useful for testers.The Event
Viewer is an MMC snap-in that lets you browse and manage event logs. It
is an indispensable tool for monitoring the health of systems and
troubleshooting issues when they arise. 

The tool enables you to:

• query across multiple event logs

• save useful queries as views you can access later

• schedule a task to run in response to an event

• manage event subscriptions

How to Start Event Viwer?

The Event Viewer is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. You
can start Event Viewer by adding the snap-in to MMC or by
double-clicking the snap-in file, Eventvwr.msc, which is located in the
%SYSTEMROOT%\system32 folder. In addition, Event Viewer can be started
from the Windows interface or the command line by using the following
procedures. 

To start Event Viewer by using the Windows interface

1. Click the Start button.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click System and Maintenance.

4. Click Administrative Tools.

5. Double-click Event Viewer.

To start Event Viewer by using a command line

1. Open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click Start, click
All Programs, click Accessories and then click Command Prompt.

2. Type eventvwr.

The eventvwr.exe command-line tool supports options that determine
the computer the snap-in will connect to and the event logs it will
display. When connecting to a computer running a previous version of
Windows, the tool can be used to start the snap-in and connect to the
remote computer, but the additional command-line options are ignored.

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vidhya Senior Member Joined: 24Mar2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Topic: Using event viewer to investigate system events Posted: 29Mar2007 at 2:32am
	Use Event Viwer to investigate system events Some of this threads are valid for Windows Vista Only Event Viewer is a powerful tool to investigate Windows System, application and security events. It's very useful for testers.The Event Viewer is an MMC snap-in that lets you browse and manage event logs. It is an indispensable tool for monitoring the health of systems and troubleshooting issues when they arise. The tool enables you to: • query across multiple event logs • save useful queries as views you can access later • schedule a task to run in response to an event • manage event subscriptions How to Start Event Viwer? The Event Viewer is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. You can start Event Viewer by adding the snap-in to MMC or by double-clicking the snap-in file, Eventvwr.msc, which is located in the %SYSTEMROOT%\system32 folder. In addition, Event Viewer can be started from the Windows interface or the command line by using the following procedures. To start Event Viewer by using the Windows interface 1. Click the Start button. 2. Click Control Panel. 3. Click System and Maintenance. 4. Click Administrative Tools. 5. Double-click Event Viewer. To start Event Viewer by using a command line 1. Open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories and then click Command Prompt. 2. Type eventvwr. The eventvwr.exe command-line tool supports options that determine the computer the snap-in will connect to and the event logs it will display. When connecting to a computer running a previous version of Windows, the tool can be used to start the snap-in and connect to the remote computer, but the additional command-line options are ignored.
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