How to boot log
Venkatachalam,
How to Enable Boot Logging in Windows
By Dan
Gookin from Troubleshooting Your PC For Dummies, 3rd
Edition
Two event log
files
that come in handy for troubleshooting your PC are the boot log files.
These files are created when you specify boot logging as a start-up option. The files are
named either ntbtlog.txt or bootlog.txt, depending on how old your PC is. These files,
found in the Windows folder, list the success or failure
of various pieces of Windows as it's loaded into memory from the PC's
mass storage system.
You can enable
or disable boot logging by using the MSCONFIG utility. Follow these steps in Windows
7 and Windows Vista:
In Windows XP, you
can enable boot logging by pressing the F8 key when Windows first starts and
choose the item Enable Boot Logging.
The logging doesn't take effect until you restart Windows, and you
have no reason to do so immediately unless you really want to see the
boot log.
The boot log is overwritten every time you start Windows. And,
the log is produced only when you turn on the boot logging option.
What can you do
with the boot log? You can check for the failed installation of certain pieces
of Windows or device drivers. The drivers or files are obviously flagged in the log.
Because you know the filename, you can then either disable it from loading or
look for an update.
Windows="Windows XP
(That's only a portion of the line; in the
file, it's longer). Add the text /bootlog to the end of
the line. Save the file. When you restart Windows, boot logging takes place
automatically.
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