Hi Alexander,
No, it's not looking good. I was hoping it was a corrupt file, and the file
checker would have caught that in the comparisons. Check for the existence
of the following files in the \system32 folder:
eventcls.dll
eventcreate.exe
eventviewer_eventdetails.xsl
eventvwr.exe
eventvwr.msc
--
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
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>
> 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
> news:uvdITL2IHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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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