OS - Windows 7 Professional (x64bit) I am trying to find if there are ways to set so that when any software has been installed, it will get recorded in the event viewer. For example....I was trying to install MS Word Viewer...it got recorded in that computer's event viewer (as MSI Installer under the Application event logs). But when I installed software like (Adobe flash / notepadd ++ / google chrome) it didnt record in the event viewer application logs. Are there any ways we can set that so that any one installs any software it will get recorded in the event viewer, pls let me know.....VT

This depends on the applications installer. My default Windows Installer packages (MSI's) write to the application log with information about the outcome of the install. Not all EXE installers will be configured to write there output log to the application log.Justin | http://patchmypc.net | Please remember to mark as helpful/answer if this helped you

Hi Justin...thanks for your reply...yes it does write in App log in event viewer. But applications like ones mentioned above is not....any idea, is there any way, how we can find if any one who has the permission to install any unauthorized software (and doesnt write in application logs), installs software in a computer (for security purposes)...pls let me know... VT

or is there a to set a trigger (so that it can log in app log in the event viewer, especially like those softwares mentioned above which is not getting logged) if someone downloads a unauthorized software from the internet, so that it can log in the application log in the event viewer...please give some ideas.... VT

Hi, This should be related to the applications themselves, the feature should be developed in code level: Writing Information to the Event Log http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa949437(v=bts.10).aspx Alex Zhao TechNet Subscriber Support If you are TechNet Subscription user and have any feedback on our support quality, please send your feedback here.Alex Zhao TechNet Community Support

Hi, This should be related to the applications themselves, the feature should be developed in code level: Writing Information to the Event Log http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa949437(v=bts.10).aspx Alex Zhao TechNet Subscriber Support If you are TechNet Subscription user and have any feedback on our support quality, please send your feedback here.Alex Zhao TechNet Community Support

Hi Alex...thanks for your reply...can you please let me know how this can be done using the code level when users go online and download applications....or provide me some resources...VT

You can wrap the imstallers in vbscript or PowerShell, and the configure the wrapper to write to the event log / JohanRegards / Johan Arwidmark Twitter: @jarwidmark Blog: http://www.deploymentresearch.com FB: www.facebook.com/deploymentresearch

You can wrap the imstallers in vbscript or PowerShell, and the configure the wrapper to write to the event log / JohanRegards / Johan Arwidmark Twitter: @jarwidmark Blog: http://www.deploymentresearch.com FB: www.facebook.com/deploymentresearch