Event Viewer Vista

Contains general Event Viewer commands, including commands for working with log files, exporting an event list, and listing event properties. Click a command on the menu.

Contains commands that control what events are displayed in the event list and how they are displayed. Click a command on the menu.

Returns to a previously selected collection in the event tree.

Moves forward to a previously selected collection in the event tree.

Makes the Event Viewer collection in the event tree active, displaying all events in the event list.

Shows or hides the event tree.

Displays the Event Properties dialog box for the selected event.

Refreshes the Event Viewer.

Exports the event list to a file. For more information, see To Export An Event List to a Text File.

Controls the events that are listed in the event list. Expand the tree and select a collection to list the events in the collection.

Specifies the type of event: either Information, Warning, or Error.

Specifies the date the event was logged to the Event Viewer.

Specifies the time the event was logged to the Event Viewer.

Specifies the feature that logged the event to the Event Viewer.

Specifies the user who performed the action that caused the event to be logged to the Event Viewer.

Describes the event.