User logins - logged or not?

[Guest]

Hi, I'm pretty new to XP Home edition. I have user (limited) accounts set up
for my children. Does XP Home keep a log of when they log in & out of the
system? I can track their usage via searching for modified files but would
like a more hardset log if possible. Thanks in advance... Tom

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Tom,

No logs of that nature are kept. You need Pro to set a policy that would
create such a log.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Nepatsfan]

Hi, I'm pretty new to XP Home edition. I have user (limited)
accounts set up for my children. Does XP Home keep a log of
when they log in & out of the system? I can track their
usage via searching for modified files but would like a more
hardset log if possible. Thanks in advance... Tom

Look in the Event Viewer (Start -> Run -> eventvwr.msc).
Click on the Security section in the left pane.
Look in the Categories column for Logon/Logoff events.

If this looks like a workable option, post back and I'll pass
along some ideas on how to filter out some of the info and also
how to make accessing the log a little easier.

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Thanks... I'll check this out when I get home and let you know.