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How to Check the Application Event Log for Errors

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While developing software, you may encounter errors that are recorded in the application event log:

Event Log Error

To view the application event log:

  • Click the Windows Start button.




  • In Windows Vista, type Event Viewer in the Start Search field.  In Windows XP, click All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and then click Event Viewer.

  • The Event Viewer window appears.  In the tree pane on the left, double-click Windows Logs, then click Application to see the list of application events.

Event Viewer

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2 Responses to “How to Check the Application Event Log for Errors”

  1. afsha Says:
    February 17th, 2010 at 11:56 am

    I am trying to open the windows vista event viewer, in order to open my avast antivirus registration form. However, the virus on my laptop is not even letting me open the application log to fix the file that avast is located in. What steps should i follow to fix this problem?

  2. dyuffguyds Says:
    May 17th, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    I want to play a game that I downloaded but it keeps saying the application has failed to start because the side-by-side configuration is incorrect

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