how i can trace installtion of softwares by eventid , Some softwares not adding an event in the application log when it is installed ,

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I think its applicable for both windows servers and windows 7

Hi, The application log contains events logged by applications or programs. For example, a database program might record a file error in the application log. The developer decides which events to record. This means that some applications will not write event log by design. For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft KB article: How to write to the Application log in Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP using the Windows Script Host http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257541 Regards, Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.