Unable to access event log

I have a real problem. I am running Vista Home Premium. Every single time
that I try to open the event log inthe MMC, Windows says the service is not
running. Then I go to the services plug-in, and try to start the service.
Every time, it gives me "Error 4201, the instance passed was not recognized
as valid by a WMI data provider." I go into dos, and use the WMIC interface,
but when I try to open the Event Log part, it doesn't work either. The WMI
service is running.
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"Darth Haxor" <DarthHaxor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a real problem. I am running Vista Home Premium. Every single time
> that I try to open the event log inthe MMC, Windows says the service is
> not
> running. Then I go to the services plug-in, and try to start the service.
> Every time, it gives me "Error 4201, the instance passed was not
> recognized
> as valid by a WMI data provider." I go into dos, and use the WMIC
> interface,
> but when I try to open the Event Log part, it doesn't work either. The WMI
> service is running.

So did you try to do it by going to Control Panel/Admin Tools or Computer
Management that are paths to view the Event Logs?