How to view the tail of a log file in Windows?

What's an efficient way to view the last N lines of a large log file in Windows XP?

Would it be possible to then associate this method with .log files when double-clicked in Explorer?

From serverfault Ian Mackinnon

• Have a look at "Tail for Windows". It boasts the following features on their web page:

  A few features of Tail: * Watch multiple files in realtime
  * Detect keyword matches, and highlight occurrences
  * Send mail notifications on keyword matches by SMTP or MAPI
  * Plugin architecture allows you to write specialized handlers
  * Can process files of any size on all types of drive (local or networked)

  From Chopper3

• Tail Ace is the program

  Ian Mackinnon : The realtime update feature sounds helpful, though I'm a little surprised that its 6.6Mb! Will check it out...
  From fmysky

• Baretail is quick nice and small

  From Hubert Kario

• you could also get the tail.exe from MS themselves: resource kit (shocking I know, but sometimes they do have the right tools, you just have to know where to find them).

  From natxo asenjo