Where does Win Xp store its error log?

Where does Win Xp store its error log?

I get an error when shutting down PC, I disabled 'system reboot if an error is found' - so now it shows the error message, I'd like to know where this is stored so I can print it off / copy it and get help! Its a blue screen error with a full page of jargon. Many thanks

 

Hi Callili
Do you mean the System Log?
If so.....click Start and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Administrative Tools. Double–click Event Viewer to open it and then System Log to view.

Daizy

 

Thanks

Yes, thanks Daizy that was what I was looking for, hmm, I found a fair few errors! The one I kept coming across when I shut the PC down didn't appear to be there, oh dear! I'm sure if I can decipher any of it, I'll be posting here again

 

callili - take a look toward the bottom of This Thread for a couple of ideas on translating that stuff into information you can use. If you need more ideas, post back.

 

Thanks Newt, I've been looking online for this event ID (10) and not been able to find an answer, but however there were a few other error codes I have that I did find online...

Event ID: 10
Source: Redbook
Message: This drive has not been shown to support digital audio playback. This error has occurred %1 times.

Explanation:

User Action:


Currently, there are no Microsoft Knowledge Base articles available for this specific error or event message. For information about other support options you can use to find answers online, see http://support.microsoft.com/support/howto/services.asp.

It's quite obvious what it means, if it doesn't support it, it doesn't, but why?!?

I'm beginning to think we should start again - as in format drive C and do a complete reinstall. We did that when we first put Win XP Pro on. We have a second drive to store stuff we need to keep. Thanks again Newt and all for your time.