
Windows Vista Mobility • Chapter 7 469
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Working with Logs and Errors
It is a common understanding that only administrators use system utilities such as
Event Viewer, System Monitor, and Performance Logs to resolve computer problems.
This is true, but with Windows Vista, use of these utilities has become so easy that
even a nontechnical user can use them to identify and diagnose problems related to
the operating system, hardware devices and drivers, applications, Internet connectivity,
and so forth. The Event Viewer console in Windows Vista provides a central place to
look for information about several different types of events ...