C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 98% complete.
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
Still no luck. Any other ideas or is a reinstall on the cards?
Thanks
Alex.
"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> 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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