Filter events

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

To filter events

Open Event Viewer.
In the console tree, select the log you want to filter.
On the View menu, click Filter.
On the Filter tab, specify the characteristics you want to use in the filter.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.. However, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the target computer to open the Security log, or any log when targeting a remote computer.
To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer.
Filtering changes only the view, and has no effect on the actual contents of the log. All events are logged continuously, whether the filter is active or not. If you archive a log from a filtered view, all records are saved, even if you select a text format or comma-delimited text format file.
To return to the default criteria, click Restore Defaults.
To turn off event filtering, on the View menu, click All Records.

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