Event Log Managers for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

August 25th, 2010. Filed under:Downloads. Tags: Event Logs, Server
If you are looking for good freeware to view, manage and analyze your Windows Event Logs, you may want to check out Event Log Manager & Event Log Explorer.

Event Log Manager is a free event log consolidation, alerting and archiving tool, that allows you to collect events logs from multiple computers across the network, alert on most critical events, and centrally store all events in a compressed format, enabling convenient analysis archived event log data. The free version supports up to 10 servers.

Features and benefits:

Event Log ArchivingEvent Log ConsolidationReal-Time AlertingWeb-based ReportingIncludes predefined reports for regulatory compliance.Event Log Explorer is an effective software solution for viewing, monitoring and analyzing events recorded in Security, System, Application and another logs of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Event Log Explorer greatly extends standard Windows Event Viewer monitoring functionality and brings many new features. It is free for personal use.

Main features and benefits:

Multiple-document or tabbed-document user interface depending on user preferencesFavorites computers and their logs are grouped into a treeManual and automatic backup of event logsEvent descriptions and binary data are in the log windowAdvanced filtering by any criteria including event description textQuick Filter feature allows you to filter event log in a couple of mouse clicksLog loading options to pre-filter event logsFast navigation between events with bookmarksCompatibility with well-known event knowledgebasesColor coding by Event IDPrint and export to different formatsExport log to different formats.

Sure to interest system administrators !

Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com & WinVistaClub.com.

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