When trying to open a large file, around 500 MB to 2 GB, applications like Notepad and Notepad++ fail as they do not support these file sizes. Notepad was meant to take a quick look into smaller log ...

go to Start, Run, and type 'perfmon.msc' Enter. This runs Performance Monitor. The 4th icon from the left (should look like a cylinder) is what you use to open log files with. Click it and you'll be ...