Question

I need to retrieve Windows Event Logs programmatically from a remote XP system. Any links/resources related to this would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You should be able to get event the event log/build a watcher using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Here’s an article on building a “watcher”.

http://www.siccolo.com/Articles/CodeProject/LogWatcher_RSS_feed/build_log_watcher_rss_feed_using_WMI.html

There are a few caveats to using WMI remotely, but as long as you have the correct permissions on the remote system, you should be fine.