The middle pane displays a list of events, and clicking on them will display the details in the preview pane – or you can double-click on any of them to pull it up in a separate window, which can be handy when you are looking through a big set of events and want to find all the important things before beginning an internet search. For instance, the Administrative Events view in recent versions of Windows displays all of the Error, Warning, and Critical events whether they originated from the Application log or the System log. The left-hand pane displays a folder view, where you can find all of the different event logs, as well as the views that can be customized with events from many logs at once. When you first open Event Viewer, you’ll notice it uses the three-pane configuration like many of the other administrative tools in Windows, although in this case, there are actually quite a few useful tools on the right-hand side.
Learning how to use and understand Event Viewer is a critical skill for figuring out what is going on with a PC, and troubleshooting problems. They walk you through filtering by only critical errors and then act surprised that all you are seeing are critical errors.
In fact, the tech support scammers are using Event Viewer as part of their sales tactic to convince confused users that their PC is infected with viruses. The biggest problem with Event Viewer is that it can be really confusing – there are a lot of warnings, errors, and informational messages, and without knowing what it all means, you can assume (incorrectly) that your computer is broken or infected when there’s nothing really wrong. Understanding Windows Administration Tools.Using Group Policy Editor to Tweak Your PC.Understanding and Managing Windows Services.Understanding the Advanced System Properties Panel.Monitoring Your PC with Resource Monitor and Task Manager.
Learning to Use the Registry Editor Like a Pro.Understanding Hard Drive Partitioning with Disk Management.Using Event Viewer to Troubleshoot Problems.Using Task Scheduler to Run Processes Later.
I strongly recommend you make a copy of any PST files before using Scanpst on them. You may want to try running Scanpst the Microsoft Inbox Repair tool and see if that makes a difference. In that case moving the PST files will result in the user not seeing any of their emails.Īre the PST files larger than the undocumented Microsoft recommended max size of 1.5GB? I've seen instances where PST files cause Outlook to crash, as well as, messages within PST files. Depending on how the email is setup on the computer, the emails may be removed from the server after they are downloaded locally to the computer. I believe that IMAP and POP3 emails are stored locally in PST files. Do you think that will make a difference? Now, you mention OST files, which means that in those instances, they were using MS Exchange. Easiest test for that is to go into the C:\users\ username\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder and move the Outlook folder onto the desktop then launch Outlook and let it download the settings / email again.
I've seen instances where the OST and offline settings files cause Outlook to crash. Do other Office products crash on that machine? Do you run Outlook in Cached mode?