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Windows XP: is it possible to log startup and shutdown times in the system event log?

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Mar 15, 202613500 views
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Problem

Is it possible to log startup and shutdown times in Windows XP? I mean logging these events in the system event log. For example I can hack a jscript like this and then adding it to the startup menu folder but I would prefer a more Windows "native" way (and, by the way, I do not know how to detect …

Error Output

// this is log_startup.js
var shell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
shell.LogEvent(0, "Startup timestamp = " + Date() );

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Fix for: Windows XP: is it possible to log startup and shutdown times in the system event log?

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This information is already logged in the System Event Log. If you need an approximate shutdown time in the event of an unexpected shutdown (e.g. BSOD or power loss), you'll need to use to enable the system heartbeat. It's available from MS KB 23224…

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