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How do I view/clear the security log?
John Savill
December 21, 1999
1 Min Read
A. Logon as the Administrator (or a member of the Administrators group) and perform the following
From the Start Menu, Programs, Administrative Tools and start Event Viewer
From the Log menu, select Security
Double click any entry for more information
Close the individual event information window
To clear, select Log and clear all events. It will ask if you want to save the info, click No.
It will prompt again if you are sure, click Yes
Close Event Viewer
In Windows 2000 start the Event Viewer MMC snap-in (Start - Programs -Administrative Tools - Event Viewer, or via Computer Manager). Right click onthe Security Log and you can clear from the context menu.
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