how to tell when computer was last powered on?

[zipperhead]

Other than event viewer are their any text files that will tell when the computer was last started?

 

[cubin]

I don't know of any text files, but I do know of a handy little app we run on our servers. It's called Backgroundinfo. It'll give you the boot date as well as other misc. info about your machine. I've pasted a link with some screen shots. The page also contains a location to download the software if you're so inclined.

http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/cs-it/software/bginfo.htm

 

[jrbarnett]

Not to my knowledge, but you could create a batch file:

@echo off
time /t > C:\Startup.txt

and put it in the global startup group (although this will be run on login) which will contain the time of last startup.

John

 

[zipperhead]

When using this:

@echo off
time /t > C:\Startup.txt

It overwrites every time you boot. Is there a way to make or change so it will display the previous boot?

Thanks guys for all the help!

 

[edemiere]

Yep, just do a:

@echo off
time /t >> C:\Startup.txt

Cheers!

 

[Eguy]

zipperhead;

Download uptime.exe from:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...hnet/prodtechnol/winntas/downloads/uptime.asp

Sample output:
\\MTI has been up for: 10 day(s), 4 hour(s), 18 minute(s), 43 second(s)

If you need a text file then just run:
uptime > myfile.txt

Ed

Please let me know if the suggestion(s) I provide are helpful to you.
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[RobBoberts]

by the by, when windows starts up it creates a new windows page file (c:\pagefile.sys), so you can look at its date and time to see when the computer was last booted.

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