where is the windows boot log file

i'm working with a computer that boots to a blue windows screen but won't go
any further (into the desktop). I want to use a logged boot but I'm not
sure where the log for the boot will be placed.

Can someone tell me where to find the boot log file?

thank you!

bob

"Bob G" <bobbygr@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> i'm working with a computer that boots to a blue windows screen but won't go any
> further (into the desktop). I want to use a logged boot but I'm not sure where the
> log for the boot will be placed.
>
> Can someone tell me where to find the boot log file?
>
> thank you!
>
> bob

If you can't boot to Safe Mode or the Normal desktop, you will need to boot to the
Recovery Console to see/read it. The Boot Logging text is recorded in the
Ntbtlog.txt file in the %SystemRoot% folder.

If you can get to Safe Mode you can try :
How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/en-us

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434/en-us

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/en-us

Otherwise:
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314058

How to enable an administrator to log on automatically in Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312149

How to install the Windows Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;216417

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307654

How to remove Windows Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;555032

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.htm

And last but not least:
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315341

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