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You're looking for the Event Log.
Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Log
Matt Gibson - GSEC
"Nick C" <spambucketREMOVE_THIS@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:Xns96CCFBB07F2Cdrizzeniinetnetau@192.168.1.2...
> Does XP Pro have a syslog where most services write their activities and
> errors?
>
> Apologies if this is well-known; I'm more a Unix person and don't have
> much
> experience with XP.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
| Does XP Pro have a syslog where most services write their activities and
| errors?
|
| Apologies if this is well-known; I'm more a Unix person and don't have much
| experience with XP.
|
| Thanks,
| Nick
There are the OS Event Logs; Application, Security and System.
Execute; %windir%\system32\eventvwr.msc
However it is not like a TCP based Daemon like in Unix where you can point other devices to
send their respective error lmessages to the platform.
Classic: Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer
XP: Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools >
Event Viewer
"Nick C" wrote:
> Does XP Pro have a syslog where most services write their activities and
> errors?
>
> Apologies if this is well-known; I'm more a Unix person and don't have much
> experience with XP.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)
On Thursday 08 September 2005 08:54 am, Matt Gibson had this to say in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
> You're looking for the Event Log.
>
I think after he finds it and noses around in it for a while, he'll see just
how limited it is when it comes to providing any useful information. 🙂
Better than nothing and probably all that M$ was able to come up with.
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