Event Viewer

Click Event Viewer in the Management section to display Windows event logs of the Host computer.

Use the Event Viewer tool to:

View and change log properties.
View the properties of an event record and copy them to the clipboard.
Clear logs.
Save a log on the Guest or Host computer.
Open a log saved on the Guest or Host computer to view it.

Note

Only Windows NT and later versions (2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, and 7) record event logs. Consequently, the Event Viewer command is enabled only if the Host computer runs on a Windows NT or later operating system.

Like the Windows Event Viewer, the Event Viewer tool includes three categories of information: Application, Security and System.

The fourth tab named File can display a saved event log.

The following commands are available from the Event Viewer menu and from the shortcut menu that opens when you right-click the data panel:

Command

Description

Open

Opens an event log that was previously saved using the Save command. Event log files have extension .evt.

Note

Opening a saved event log overwrites any previous File tab contents.

Save

Saves an event log as a file in a specified location. The file must have extension .evt.

Clear

Clears the Application, Security, or System event log from Windows.

Before the event log is cleared, you can choose to save the information to a log file for later inspection. The log file should be saved with extension .evt.

Refresh

Retrieves new data from the Host computer to refresh the tab display.

Log Properties

Opens the properties window for the Application, Security or System log file. You can view and change log size and filter properties.

Event Properties

Displays properties for the selected event.

Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the list of events. Click the Copy button to copy the record properties to the clipboard.