| Platform SDK: Debugging and Error Handling |
Many applications record errors and events in various proprietary error logs. These proprietary error logs have different formats and display different user interfaces. Moreover, you cannot merge the data to provide a complete report. Therefore, you need to check a variety of sources to diagnose problems. Event logging in Microsoft® Windows NT®/Windows® 2000 provides a standard, centralized way for applications (and the operating system) to record important software and hardware events. The event-logging service stores events from various sources in a single collection called an event log. Windows NT/Windows 2000 also supplies Event Viewer for viewing the logs, and a programming interface for examining the logs.