How to Save Event Viewer Instructions
1
Log into the computer using an account with administrator rights. Some event logs may be inaccessible to you if you are logged into Windows using an account with limited privileges.
2
Select "Control Panel" from the Start menu. Click "Administrative Tools." Double-click "Event Viewer" to launch the Event Viewer utility.
3
Navigate to the specific event log you would like to save using the console tree located on the left-side of the Event Viewer window. Branches within the console tree contain specific event logs. To expand a branch of the console tree, click on the leftward pointing arrow located next to the branch name. To collapse a branch of the console tree, click on the downward facing arrow located next to the branch name. The Windows 7 Event Viewer console tree is generally organized as follows:
Custom Views (branch)
--Administrative Events (log)
--Location Activity (log)
Windows Logs (branch)
--Application (log)
--Security (log)
--Setup (log)
--System (log)
--Forwarded Events (log)
Applications and Services Logs (branch)
--Hardware Events (log)
--Internet Explorer (log)
--Key Management Service (log)
--Media Center (log)
--Microsoft (branch)
----(The Microsoft branch of the Event Viewer console tree contains many sub-branches which hold many event logs such as the Group Policy "Operation" log)
--Windows PowerShell (log)
Subscriptions (branch)
4
Click on an event log to select it.
5
Go to the "Action" menu. Select "Save Events As."
6
Type the name you want to use for the saved event log file in the "File name" box. Open the "Save as type" drop-down menu to select the format in which you would like the log to be saved. For example, choose "*.txt" to save the log as a text document. Click "Save."
7
Repeat Steps 3 through 6 to save a different event log.
8
Close the Event Viewer.
