Hi Alexander,
Sounds like it is having trouble invoking a file, from that same elevated
prompt, run sfc /scannow. The file may be corrupt.
--
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:eWKTD00IHHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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.
>>>>
>>>
>>
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