View system history

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To view system history

Notes

To access System Information on a remote computer, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.
To open System Information, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Under Support Tasks, click Tools, and then click Help and Support Center Tools. Click Advanced System Information, and then click View detailed system information (Msinfo32.exe).
System history is collected when changes are made to certain system devices and settings. This system history data is compared periodically to the previous system settings, and if there are any changes, those changes are saved in the System History view. Only the most recent changes are compared against previous settings; therefore, it is possible to make multiple changes to a certain device or driver and have only one of the changes appear in the System History view.
History data is not collected for all System Information categories.

Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.