how to see when win xp was first started

[Guest]

can anyone teach me how to see when windows xp was first started and used?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

You mean when the operating system was installed or the last time a user
logged on?? You can check the date/time of the \Windows folder via Windows
Explorer to see when the operating system was installed or check the
security log via Event Viewer to see when a user last logged on by looking
at the logon events. Type eventvwr.msc in the run box and then hit OK to
open Event Viewer. Below is an example of a user logon event. Type 2
indicates the user logged on via the keyboard. --- Steve

Event Type: Success Audit
Event Source: Security
Event Category: Logon/Logoff
Event ID: 528
Date: 6/12/2006
Time: 7:08:27 PM
User: STEVE-XP\Steve
Computer: STEVE-XP
Description:
Successful Logon:
User Name: Steve
Domain: STEVE-XP
Logon ID: (0x0,0x2CC3DF)
Logon Type: 2
Logon Process: User32
Authentication Package: Negotiate
Workstation Name: STEVE-XP
Logon GUID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

 

[Guest]

wow steven. thanks a lot for your help.
yes i wanted to know when a user first logged in.

i opened event viewer, but i discovered that the default size for log files
for security is 512kb. i think older events have already been overwriteen.
can i recover them? now i can't see when the computer was first used.

thanks,

lawrence