Alexander Burton

Hi Rick,

They were all there. I bit the bullet on Christmas Eve and reinstalled. All
is working fine now.

Thanks for the assistance.

alex.

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O2ZCv7bJHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:18E62869-8834-4A54-9D42-A142B9C4DB24@microsoft.com...
>>
>> 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
>>>>> news1A2BE19-61A7-4FF3-9903-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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