The Windows 7 operating system has a special service that allows you to monitor all events in the computer system. Event Viewer is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in for viewing and managing event logs.
Necessary
Windows 7
Instructions
Step 1
Click the "Start" button to bring up the main menu and go to the "Control Panel".
Step 2
Select Administration from the list of components and select Event Viewer.
Step 3
Return to the main menu and enter mmc in the search bar to invoke MMC Management Console.
Step 4
Confirm the execution of the command by pressing the Enter button.
Step 5
Select the Add or Remove Snap-in command from the empty MMC Management Console menu that appears.
Step 6
Specify the Event Viewer snap-in in the Add / Remove Snap-ins dialog box and click Add.
Step 7
Confirm the execution of the command by clicking the "Finish" button.
Step 8
Press the OK button to confirm your choice.
Step 9
Select Windows Logs in the MMC tree and navigate to the Applications log to view events, recent views, and available actions.
Step 10
Select the desired event log to save it.
Step 11
Select the "Save Events As" item from the "Action" menu.
Step 12
Specify a folder to save the selected file in the Save As dialog box. Select the desired format for saving the file in the File Type field and enter a name for the saved file in the File Name field.
Step 13
Click the Save button.
Step 14
Return to the Action menu to perform the operation to clear log data.
Step 15
Specify the "Clear Log" command.
Step 16
Call the context menu by right-clicking on the line of the selected log and select "Clear log".
Step 17
Click the "Clear" button to clear the log without saving.
Click the Save and Clear button to archive the data and then delete the log entries. If this is the case, specify a folder to save the log record data in the Save As dialog box and enter a name in the File Name field.
Step 18
Click the Save button.
