Empty event viewer (hotfix doesn't work)

[Guest]

Hello, I'm working on several servers running MS Windows 2000 Server w/ SP 4.

When I open the Event Viewer, all events appear to be empty (though they're
9000+, they have neither date, nor source, nor any other information), or
don't appear at all.
These symptoms are quoted in the KB (829246) but the hotfix doesn't solve
the problem.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Raph

 

[Dave Patrick]

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
%windir%\system32\config then set the Event Log Service "Startup Type:" back
to "Automatic", restart for effect.


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| Hello, I'm working on several servers running MS Windows 2000 Server w/ SP
4.
|
| When I open the Event Viewer, all events appear to be empty (though
they're
| 9000+, they have neither date, nor source, nor any other information), or
| don't appear at all.
| These symptoms are quoted in the KB (829246) but the hotfix doesn't solve
| the problem.
|
| Thanks in advance for your help,
| Raph