- 1). Select "Control Panel" from the Start menu. Next, select "Performance and Maintenance" > "Administrative Tools" > "Event Viewer."
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Highlight the desired log from the Microsoft Management Console listing. - 3
Select "Action" > "Clear All Events" from the toolbar menu. - 4
Select "Yes" to save the event log. - 5
Name your file and select "Text (tab delimited) (*.txt)" file as the "Save As Type." (Note: You can easily import this type of file into other applications later, should you decide to do so.)
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