Event Viewer Logs Command XP/Windows7/8

The Event Viewer is a tool that displays the detailed information about significant events on your computer (for example, programs that do not start as expected, or automatically downloaded updates). The Event Viewer can be helpful when troubleshooting problems and errors with Windows and other programs. More information about Event Viewer, see What information in event logs (Event Viewer) to be displayed? .
Open Event Viewer by clicking the>>Start"Start" button , clicking>>Control Panel , clicking>>System and Security , clicking>>Administrative click, and then click>>Event Viewer double.  
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or the confirmation. a.  Administrator permission required

Event Viewer Logs Commend XP/Windows7/8

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps. If you are not logged in as an administrator, you can only change the settings for your own user account. On some event logs you can not access potentially.

Event logs are special files where important events occurred on the computer to be recorded, for example, when a user logs onto the computer, or if an error occurs in a program. Each such event is recorded in the Windows event log that you can use the Event Viewer. The details in the event logs may for troubleshooting Windows and other programs are helpful for experienced users.

In the Event Viewer information is recorded in various protocols. Windows protocols include the following:

• Application events (program events). The events are depending on the severity of the event in error , warning information classified. An error is an important problem, such as the loss of data. A warning is an event that is not necessarily significant, but could indicate a future problem. Information events describe the successful execution of a program, driver, or service.
• Safety-related events. These events are as monitoring referred to and depending on the event, such as the success of a logon attempt of a user in Windows, described as successful or failed.
• Setup events. For a domain controller configured computers are displayed here other protocols.
• System events. system events logged by Windows and Windows system services and classified as error, warning or information.
• Forwarded events. these events are forwarded from other computers on this protocol.

Applications and Services logs may have different contents. They include separate logs about the programs running on the computer as well as detailed protocols regarding certain Windows services.

1. Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start"Start" button , clicking Control Panel , clicking System and Security , clicking Administrative click, and then click Event Viewer double.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or the confirmation. a.  Administrator permission required
2. On the left pane, click an event log.
3. Double-click an event to view the details of the event.

Note:Detailed information about event logs obtained by clicking on the menu ? , and then click Help Topics button.