Last Updated: February 12, 2005
EvtReader Documentation
The Eventlog Reader (EvtReader) is an alternative to
Microsoft's eventvwr.exe application. EvtReader is built as an MDI application
where each document represents a eventlog or pre-filtered eventlog. The
document is created using locally cached eventlog records,
giving it superior performance when filtering and sorting. It is specifically designed to help administrators trouble-shoot and
diagnose problems hidden in eventlogs. There are three steps for using the
EvtReader application. Firstly, users create a new document by designing a eventlog
record retrieval query using the target machine name, event log name and filter
criteria. Secondly, eventlog records are retrieved from the target machine using a
background processing thread, which allows the application to be useful for
other actions. And finally, the application document can be again filtered
and sorted to find problems quickly and efficiently. ![](images/page_divider.gif)
To get the Event Log Reader program go to Download Event Log Reader.
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