How do I find the times on my computer when it's turned on and off?

Question

I asked this question but someone didn't understand the question and answered incorrectly.

I use windows XP. Where would I find the timings where I last turned on the computer and last turned it off?

Answer 1

i agree with the previous answer given but i have to also add that if u want to know if some one has gone into some of ur specific files u can check that out in ur history file which has all recent files opened with the day.

Answer 2

event viewer

you can search and download 3rd party tool to monitor this

Answer 3

Start-->contral panal-->administrative tool-->event viewer-->system------Arrange the logs by date.

Answer 4

Look at the event viewer, in control panel > administrative tasks.  System events will give you an idea of when the computer has been turned on and off.  Alternatively try to find a free parental controls program for Windows XP.  You can use this to monitor when the computer has been used (i.e. what times it has been turned on and off - or at least when users have logged on and off)

Answer 5

Start>Control Panel>Admin tasks>Event viewer. Check under the security logs they usually have the startup and shutdown events. You can also do Start>Run> and type in Eventvwr.msc

Another option would be a system management software. Something like Samurize (http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/) works pretty well. If you know programming or VB you can write a little program that writes a txt file on startup and logoff of the computer time.