Windows basic tools which are very useful while troubleshooting :
-> Event viewer:
Event viewer is the important tool where you can find all logs of windows as well as about all your applications. It will very useful to find cause of issues. like let say , application programmers generally writes all event logs in code. so whenever your application stops working or give some weird issue that time you can find log information in eventlogs/event viewer
If you are working with client/server troubleshooting than you can find logs on server as well if issues is from server side. you can open event viewer from control panel->system and security -> Administrative tools-> Event viewer
short cut to open that : open Run (you can open that by pressing Windows+R button) and type eventvwr and event viewer will open.
Below is look of that:
Alos more information you can get from msdn blog:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-information-event-logs-event-viewer#1TC=windows-7
-> Services in Windows:
this will be very useful during your troubleshooting , whatever services is running within your system you will find here:
to open that: Open Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Shortcut to open that:
type windows+R and type services.msc and services will open
How it looks like:
from here you can start service , stop service , by right click and select properties you can setup various things like how you want to run your service like automatic, manual etc.
you can also find more information from below msdn blog:
http://www.7tutorials.com/what-are-windows-services-what-they-do-how-manage-them
Registry Editor:
Registry editor is tool from where you can find registry of you system , your applications etc. Generally application programmer/developer used to write few values in registry like installation information , few config values and during troubleshooting you may need to check/update these values . Even some time you need to check system registry , microsoft applications registry etc
that time you will need to open resgistry editor:
How to open that:
Type windows +R and type "regedit" (without quote) and it will open.
Here is msdn article:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-is-registry-editor#1TC=windows-7
Here is its look:
Fire Wall:
Some times you need to check firewall settings , mainly during troubleshooting of client server programs , that time you will need to open port from server and client which your application is using . for that you will need to open firewall
How to open that:
type windows +R and type "firewall.cpl" (without quote) and it will open.
Below is look of firewall:
More from msdn:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-is-firewall#1TC=windows-7
-> Event viewer:
Event viewer is the important tool where you can find all logs of windows as well as about all your applications. It will very useful to find cause of issues. like let say , application programmers generally writes all event logs in code. so whenever your application stops working or give some weird issue that time you can find log information in eventlogs/event viewer
If you are working with client/server troubleshooting than you can find logs on server as well if issues is from server side. you can open event viewer from control panel->system and security -> Administrative tools-> Event viewer
short cut to open that : open Run (you can open that by pressing Windows+R button) and type eventvwr and event viewer will open.
Below is look of that:
Alos more information you can get from msdn blog:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-information-event-logs-event-viewer#1TC=windows-7
-> Services in Windows:
this will be very useful during your troubleshooting , whatever services is running within your system you will find here:
to open that: Open Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Shortcut to open that:
type windows+R and type services.msc and services will open
How it looks like:
from here you can start service , stop service , by right click and select properties you can setup various things like how you want to run your service like automatic, manual etc.
you can also find more information from below msdn blog:
http://www.7tutorials.com/what-are-windows-services-what-they-do-how-manage-them
Registry Editor:
Registry editor is tool from where you can find registry of you system , your applications etc. Generally application programmer/developer used to write few values in registry like installation information , few config values and during troubleshooting you may need to check/update these values . Even some time you need to check system registry , microsoft applications registry etc
that time you will need to open resgistry editor:
How to open that:
Type windows +R and type "regedit" (without quote) and it will open.
Here is msdn article:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-is-registry-editor#1TC=windows-7
Here is its look:
Fire Wall:
Some times you need to check firewall settings , mainly during troubleshooting of client server programs , that time you will need to open port from server and client which your application is using . for that you will need to open firewall
How to open that:
type windows +R and type "firewall.cpl" (without quote) and it will open.
Below is look of firewall:
More from msdn:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/what-is-firewall#1TC=windows-7
