Timestamps...

[thunder01]

I'm trying to find out if there is a way to view when an application was
opened via the timestamps without using third-party software.

Is there a way to view all timestamps or app timestamps in Vista Home Premium?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Nope. There is no timestamp that shows when a program was opened.

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[Andrew McLaren]

I'm trying to find out if there is a way to view when an application was
opened via the timestamps without using third-party software.
Is there a way to view all timestamps or app timestamps in Vista Home
Premium?

As Richard Harper correctly notes, there's no timestamp logged when an
application is started.

However, you can run a script which will monitor process creation, and
deletion, using VBScript and WMI. It would be fairly simple to modify these
scripts to create your own text log file, for a process you were interested
in. See here for some sample scripts:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/os/process/monitor/default.mspx

If you don't mind a little scripting, you can create a script to get the
information you're looking for.

Hope it helps,