To view more details about an event
1. | Open Event Viewer |
2. | In the console tree, click the log you want. |
3. | In the details pane, click the event you want. |
4. | On the Action menu, click Properties. |
Note
| • | To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer. |
| • | To view binary data as characters, in the Data box, click Bytes. To view binary data as DWORDS, click Words. |
| • | To view details about the previous or next event, click the up or down arrow. To copy the details of an event, click Copy. |
| • | Not all events generate binary data. Binary data can be interpreted by an experienced programmer or a support technician familiar with the source application. |
| • | To retain the event description in binary data form, archive logs in the log file format (.evt). Saving logs in text format (.txt) or comma-delimited text format (.csv) discards the binary data. |
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