Windows 2000 event viewer (application) not recording anything

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jbclem

I'm trying to figure out why my computer is locking up occasionally and I
was hoping to spot some error in the Event Viewer (application). In the
past there has always been a long list of application events. Now there is
nothing there, even after I refresh it.

Looking at the Event Viewer (system) there is also nothing showing, but when
I refresh it the listings show up like they should.

Could there be a corruption in the Event Viewer system, and how could I fix
this if it is.


John
 
The Event Log service may not be running or the files may be corrupt.

Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Services|Event Log Service|General, set
the "Startup Type:" to "Disabled" restart the pc, then delete (or move) the
corrupt *.evt file(s) from %systemroot%\system32\config then set the Event
Log Service "Startup Type:" back to "Automatic", restart for effect.



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"jbclem" wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out why my computer is locking up occasionally and I
> was hoping to spot some error in the Event Viewer (application). In the
> past there has always been a long list of application events. Now there
> is
> nothing there, even after I refresh it.
>
> Looking at the Event Viewer (system) there is also nothing showing, but
> when
> I refresh it the listings show up like they should.
>
> Could there be a corruption in the Event Viewer system, and how could I
> fix
> this if it is.
>
>
> John
>
>
 
Thanks...looks like that took care of the problem.

John




"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8B9CDD6D-2220-4638-B493-CBD1485FD38F@microsoft.com...
> The Event Log service may not be running or the files may be corrupt.
>
> Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Services|Event Log Service|General, set
> the "Startup Type:" to "Disabled" restart the pc, then delete (or move)
the
> corrupt *.evt file(s) from %systemroot%\system32\config then set the Event
> Log Service "Startup Type:" back to "Automatic", restart for effect.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "jbclem" wrote:
> > I'm trying to figure out why my computer is locking up occasionally and
I
> > was hoping to spot some error in the Event Viewer (application). In the
> > past there has always been a long list of application events. Now there
> > is
> > nothing there, even after I refresh it.
> >
> > Looking at the Event Viewer (system) there is also nothing showing, but
> > when
> > I refresh it the listings show up like they should.
> >
> > Could there be a corruption in the Event Viewer system, and how could I
> > fix
> > this if it is.
> >
> >
> > John
> >
> >
>
 
You're welcome.



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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"jbclem" wrote:
> Thanks...looks like that took care of the problem.
>
> John
 
Hello All,

Looks like I have the same problem as was described above. I’m not sure is
it really the same problem or not. What I have is the items in the list for
“Application†are not displayed, but exist. It means that the list is empty,
but I can see total number of events in the header of the frame. I can select
empty event, but I’m receiving the following error while I’m double clicking
it:
AppName: mmc.exe AppVer: 5.2.3790.3959 ModName: ntdll.dll
ModVer: 5.2.3790.3959 Offset: 0000b536

By the way, other items like Security, DNS etc. working perfect.

I’ve tried to stop Event logging process and deleted all event logs located
in %systemroot%/system32/config. This did not solve the problem. Any ideas so
far?

Thank you in advance,
Vladimir
 
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