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.
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To start Event Viewer by using the Windows interface |
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Click the Start button.
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Click Control Panel.
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Click System and Maintenance.
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Click Administrative Tools.
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Double-click Event Viewer.
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To start Event Viewer by using a command line |
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Open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories and then click Command Prompt.
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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.
To display additional help for the eventvwr command-line tool, type the following command at a command prompt: eventvwr /?