Why Windows NT Reports 6005, 6006, 6008, and 6009 Event Log Entries

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SUMMARY

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 records the system startup and shutdown times and logs them in the event log with the following Event IDs.

• Event 6005 is logged at boot time noting that the Event Log service was started.



• Event 6006 is logged as a clean shutdown.



• Event 6008 is logged as a dirty shutdown.



• Event 6009 is logged during every boot and indicates the operating system version, build number, service pack level, and other pertinent information about the system.

MORE INFORMATION

This feature is available in the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

Additional query words:

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbinfo