Is there a "computer powers on" log?

boricua9215boricua9215 Hollywood, FL.
edited May 2008 in Science & Tech
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I live with someone who I banned entirely from using the computer for good reasons. Anyway, I've recently changed the admin password and my own. I regularly check the USB ports for any portable drives that may contain keyloggers and such. I do the same when I run my anti-virus software. Anyway, back to point, I would like to know if there is a log hidden somewhere on the computer that will show me days and times the computer powers on.

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  • Gate28Gate28 Orlando, Florida Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Im pretty sure theres one hidden somewhere in event viewer, I have no clue where it is, though
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    The operating system, yes. BIOS, no. You really want to stop them, use a BIOS Password and lock the case to prevent him from resetting the BIOS.

    If it's windows the event logs show when the system was last started. Not directly,mind you, but there will be a whole bunch of entries when services started and such. Which OS?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited May 2008
    You could also create a batch file called start.bat for example that has the following line of code in it:

    echo %time%, %date% >>c:\start.log

    Then put a shortcut to start.bat in your Start Up folder and everytime your computer boots into windows it'll add the time and date to that log file.
  • boricua9215boricua9215 Hollywood, FL.
    edited May 2008
    QCH2002: OS is XP SP2

    kryyst: Thanks for that. Is that all to be put in one line? Or is it a new line after each comma?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited May 2008
    Put it all on one line
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