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An event log is a file used to record a timeline of events along with contextual metadata

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Create Event Log in Sub Directory under Applications and Settings Logs

I have been searching for ages to find a way to create a number of separate event logs under a sub directory of Applications and Services Logs, in the same way that there is a subdirectory Microsoft then it has a subdirectory Windows then various…
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Reinitialize Windows Event Log service without reboot

I am working on application which logs to a custom event log. Application was recently rebranded, and the name of event log has changed (from "CompanyA Events" to "CompanyB Events"). The name(s) of event log sources ("Subsystem1", "Subsystem2", etc)…
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How to find out more about Application Hang event?

If a VB6 app is causing an Application Hang event to appear in the Event Viewer, how can I find out more about why the application is hanging? Does an Application Hang event mean that the app has frozen and crashed, or just that it temporarily…
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cannot find syslog.h on windows

I am rewriting a c program which was used to linux, now I'll reused it on windows, I write a bat file. I run this file as administrator, then error occurs: syslog.h：No such file or directory. Could you please give me some advices? thx.
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How to add multiple lines of EventData to an EventLog in Windows?

I am able to currently create a Windows Event Log using the following code: string sSource; string sLog; string sEvent; sSource = "Sample App"; sLog = "Application"; sEvent = "Sample Event"; if…
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Write Event to Eventlog with powershell

I have a powershell script which i would like to add to the eventlog. When i type in the Write-Eventlog command i get a error message. Write-EventLog -Logname autosnapshot -Source 'D:\script autoSnapshots.ps1' -EventId 8000 -Entrytype Information…
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Getting IIS application pool recycle events to be logged in the Windows Event Log

I am trying to get IIS 7 application pool recycle, start, stop, etc. events to be logged to the Windows Event Log. I followed the steps outlined in this article but didn't have any success. I restarted the application pool and nothing was logged in…
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Organizing eventlogs into folders

I want to create multiple services and I want them to log each in a log entry under the same directory/folder that I specify so when I open Windows Event Viewer I can see them all placed in one folder. For example service1 would log into…
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How do I avoid this SecurityException when writing to the Event Log?

I can't seem to write to the event log in .NET. I get the following exception: System.Security.SecurityException: The source was not found, but some or all event logs could not be searched. Inaccessible logs: Security. I don't want to access the…
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Generate an XES file from an event log in CSV format

Could someone help me out on how to generate an xes file from a csv file containing event logs. I tried many websites, tutorials but failing all the time. Because, they aren't providing adequate information. Kindly help me.
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EventLog logs in Application, even though set to another log

I have created an EventLog object in my application, that I use to log to my own log, created like this: if (!System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists("MyApplication")) { System.Diagnostics.EventLog.CreateEventSource( "MySource",…
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What happens if a new Entry is written to the Event Log while the application is inside the handler for a previous entry being written?

My application needs to review all new application Event Log entries as they come in. private void eventLog_Application_EntryWritten(object sender, EntryWrittenEventArgs e) { // Process e.Entry } What I would like to know is what…
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SQL Server Service cannot be started

I have been trying to install and start SQL Server 2012. I succeeded installing SQL Server 2012 Management Studio but I am still working to start its service. When I tried to start it I got an error The request failed or the service did not respond…
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Write/Read to Windows Event Log

Is there an easy way to write to and read from the windows event log in VBA?
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An event log source that's always available for writing?

Is there an event log source that's always available for writing by an ASP.NET webapp? Backstory, in case anyone has a seemingly unrelated solution: Our ASP.NET webapp uses its own event log source, but it doesn't have the rights to create it. So,…
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