On a Windows Vista-based computer, events that resemble the following events are logged in the Diagnostics-Performance/Operational event log:

Example 1

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 203
Description:
This service caused a delay in the system shutdown process.

Example 2

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 101
Description:
This application took longer than usual to start up, resulting in a performance degradation in the system startup process.

Example 3

Event Type: Error, Warning, or Critical
Event Source: Diagnostic-Performance
Event ID: 401
Description:
This process is using up processor time and is impacting the performance of Windows