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7 ways to save time with event viewer

Where's the PDF file?

Good article! I hadn't noticed that remote access was a feature of the event viewer. Only thing is, I can't access other systems. Does a particular service have to be turned on in the remotes, or is the event viewer finicky about remote logins?

I think this article would be better if it could be viewed as an article with the images placed throughout the article instead of the current format. Having to click through the images is a annoying.

Anyone who administers a Windows 2008+ domain with Win7 client machines can probably share my agony with the new Event Viewer. It takes FOREVER to load upon first startup, no matter what system you are on..be it a Win7 client, a 2008 or 2008R2 server, 32 or 64 bit.

One of the first things you can do to save time is to grab the Eventvwr.msc out of an XP or 2003 system and copy it over to your new systems. That will infinitely save you time when viewing event logs, of course the problem is not all situations are compatible with it. If you don't want to do that, you can turn off the Action pane (pain!) from the View/Customize menu for a friendlier view.

I'm also appalled that even since XP, one cannot simply right-click event details and click Copy. Instead, there is a useless "Copy" button that copies all the details and jumbles it into a chunky text format once pasted. Worthless. Microsoft, what were you thinking?

And yes, this "article" was not well thought-out either. Clicking through slideshow images is fine for a device breakdown or something like that, but for a topic such as this, it doesn't match up.

Hi I cannot read the text in the red boxes, too small.

This presentation format is too much trouble. You have to click your way through and each time, in between, scroll your way up to see the text.

When I see this format I bail out... too much trouble... ruins the continuity.

They were fashionable web page eye candy for about two weeks.

This format is very troublesome to read an article. Subtracts from the overall value of the information given imho.

I like one too

This should NOT be in click-through format. It should all be printable. Lets get real. This makes me lose interest in TechRepublic if I have to spend so much time clicking and printing, clicking and printing, or saving screenshots. Really!

where is the article, not fluff

While I, too agree that a downloadable---or @ least a more-easily printable---v. of this info would be nice, I think we all have to keep in mind Ziff-Davis' need to attract & drive web traffic; it's not like we're all paying for professional subscriptions that can help defray the costs of providing this type of content. Our busy days & multiple focii may often preclude our returning to look for a previously-posted interest, but it's been my experience that a little investment in such often turns up the existence of a later-produced, more facile compilation of data such as this excellent overview article...

didn't even read it because of the format

I've read (and very often appreciated) TechRepublic???s informative articles.

BUT! ??? I'm busy ??? I don't want to waste my valuable time working my way through web page after web page after web page just so I can read what could have been simple scrolling down. This approach simply muddies the message in what should be a straightforward and simple article - it's frustrating and unnecessary.

If TechRepublic contributors have something of value to say, PLEASE be concise and say it cleanly and in a straightforward way ??? most of your articles don???t require the multiple mouse button pressing that this particular style of presentation demands.

You???re way overboard with the bells and whistles of website technology ??? who???s in charge of your website page design?

I second the suggestion given by jfuller05. We understand that Techrepublic has to have revenues through ads, but reloading a page 16 times for watching a series of slides? In my opinion, excessive...

I prefer the article form too. Thanks

I can only imagine that creating these slide show style presentations must be more time consuming for you, and they provide so little value, and are very time consuming to look through. How about giving up this format Greg?