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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Log-name

Data type Range Default value

REG_EXPAND_SZ

Path and file name

%SystemRoot%\System32\Config\AppEvent.evt

Description

Specifies the fully qualified path to the file where each event log is stored. This entry enables Event Viewer and other log processing programs to find the log files.

The value of this entry is displayed in Log name in the Properties dialog box for a log in Event Viewer.

Note

  • If you must move the event log files, do not use variables other than %Systemroot% in the file paths. Event Viewer cannot resolve variables other than %Systemroot% on remote computers.