The Event Viewer, as shown in the figure, logs the history of events regarding applications, security, and the system. These log files are a valuable troubleshooting tool, because they provide information necessary to identify a problem.
To access the Event Viewer, use the following path:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer
Component Services is an administrative tool used by administrators and developers to deploy, configure, and administer Component Object Model (COM) components. COM is a way to allow the use of components in environments other than the environment in which they were created.
To access Component Services, use the following path:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services
Data Sources is an administrative tool used by administrators to manage, add, or remove data sources using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). ODBC is a technology that programs use to access a wide range of databases or data sources.
To access Data Sources (ODBC), use the following path:
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC)