Hi Rick,
Running an elevated cmd prompt by choosing it from the menu, right clicking
and selecting run as administrator gives the following output:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>net start eventlog
The Windows Event Log service is starting.
The Windows Event Log service could not be started.
A system error has occurred.
System error 3 has occurred.
The system cannot find the path specified.
C:\Windows\system32>
Not looking good is it?
Alex.
"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ubTMglpIHHA.448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Run an elevated command prompt, from the prompt run 'net start eventlog'.
> What happens?
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Alexander Burton " <alexb@nospam.blurg.net> wrote in message
> news
1A2BE19-61A7-4FF3-9903-C2BF12C95A18@microsoft.com...
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> I had a look at it seems that the Performance Logs and Alerts service was
>> indeed not running. However after starting it the day before yesteday, I
>> looked today and it's still not working.
>>
>> After looking around in the services, I noticed that the Windows Event
>> Log is not working either. When I go to the event viewer, I am presented
>> with a particular nasty Event Log Service is unavailable error. Trying
>> to start the Windows Event Log service resulted in a Error 3 : The system
>> cannot find the path specified.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> alex.
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:eQDgYsRIHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi Alexander,
>>>
>>> From it's help files, this may contain a clue as to which dependency is
>>> falling down:
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>>
>>> Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor combines the functionality
>>> of previous stand-alone tools including Performance Logs and Alerts
>>> (PLA), Server Performance Advisor (SPA), and System Monitor. It provides
>>> a graphical interface for the customization of Data Collector Sets and
>>> Event Trace Sessions.
>>>
>>> Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor consists of three monitoring
>>> tools: Resource View, Performance Monitor, and Reliability Monitor. Data
>>> collection and logging is performed using Data Collector Sets.
>>>
>>> <end>
>>>
>>> So those are the services that you need to make sure are either running,
>>> or set to restart on failure.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Alexander Burton " <alexb@nospam.blurg.net> wrote in message
>>> news:CC8DC44F-1276-4405-AA01-11A4AE46D5F6@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am running Windows Vista Ultimate RTM and cannot seem to get the
>>>> reliability monitor to work. Each time I go to it it states it's either
>>>> not been running 24 hours or is corrupted and been reset.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone point me in the direction of the services I need to turn on
>>>> / check to get this working? I don't want to reinstall if I can help
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Alex.
>>>
>>
>