Event Viewer Cirtical and Boot Up Issues

[mehowe]

I am getting lots of critical errors in the event viewer. Event ID = 100,
200, 400, 307, 402.... (Below are the details for a couple of them). I have
seen several posts on the web for this issue but no solutions. It seems to
be an issue that affects a lot of vista installs on all different pc /
laptops. I'm running an IBM (lenovo) T61 laptop. I don't know if these
issues are related but frequently when I reboot the laptop it will hang
during the boot up. When this happens I need to Hard Boot the laptop, I will
then get the message that windows did not shut down correctly and asks to 1)
run a repair restore or 2) boot window normal. Sometimes I need to do this
several times before it will boot up. I’m afraid the day is coming where it
will not boot up at all.

I would appreciate any information someone might have.

Thanks...

****Event ID = 200****
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
Date: 1/26/2009 9:02:57 AM
Event ID: 200
Task Category: Shutdown Performance Monitoring
Level: Critical
Keywords: Event Log
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: xxxx
Description:
Windows has shutdown:
Shutdown Duration : 153587ms
IsDegradation : false
Incident Time (UTC) : 1/26/2009 3:17:21 PM
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance"
Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" />
<EventID>200</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>4007</Task>
<Opcode>40</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000010000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-01-26T14:02:57.617Z" />
<EventRecordID>1606</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-F6C8-0000-2FD7-4D2ABE7FC901}" />
<Execution ProcessID="1388" ThreadID="3128" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>xxxx</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="ShutdownTsVersion">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownStartTime">2009-01-26T15:17:21.152Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownEndTime">2009-01-26T15:19:54.740Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTime">153587</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserSessionTime">102404</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserPolicyTime">271</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownUserProfilesTime">2570</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownSystemSessionsTime">35571</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownPreShutdownNotificationsTime">2304</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownServicesTime">20006</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownKernelTime">15611</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualImprovementBits">256</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseStepDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownRootCauseGradualDegradationBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownIsDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="ShutdownTimeChange">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


****Event ID = 100****
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
Date: 1/3/2009 3:19:29 AM
Event ID: 100
Task Category: Boot Performance Monitoring
Level: Critical
Keywords: Event Log
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: xxxx
Description:
Windows has started up:
Boot Duration : 205140ms
IsDegradation : false
Incident Time (UTC) : 1/3/2009 8:15:29 AM
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance"
Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" />
<EventID>100</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>4002</Task>
<Opcode>34</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000010000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-01-03T08:19:29.949Z" />
<EventRecordID>1457</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-9B8C-0001-4D02-C1707B6DC901}" />
<Execution ProcessID="1476" ThreadID="2320" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>xxxx</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="BootTsVersion">2</Data>
<Data Name="BootStartTime">2009-01-03T08:15:29.687Z</Data>
<Data Name="BootEndTime">2009-01-03T08:19:19.029Z</Data>
<Data Name="SystemBootInstance">185</Data>
<Data Name="UserBootInstance">178</Data>
<Data Name="BootTime">205140</Data>
<Data Name="MainPathBootTime">150940</Data>
<Data Name="BootKernelInitTime">26</Data>
<Data Name="BootDriverInitTime">13517</Data>
<Data Name="BootDevicesInitTime">15265</Data>
<Data Name="BootPrefetchInitTime">64177</Data>
<Data Name="BootPrefetchBytes">723615744</Data>
<Data Name="BootAutoChkTime">0</Data>
<Data Name="BootSmssInitTime">29479</Data>
<Data Name="BootCriticalServicesInitTime">5969</Data>
<Data Name="BootUserProfileProcessingTime">5322</Data>
<Data Name="BootMachineProfileProcessingTime">2291</Data>
<Data Name="BootExplorerInitTime">13481</Data>
<Data Name="BootNumStartupApps">38</Data>
<Data Name="BootPostBootTime">54200</Data>
<Data Name="BootIsRebootAfterInstall">false</Data>
<Data Name="BootRootCauseStepImprovementBits">512</Data>
<Data Name="BootRootCauseGradualImprovementBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="BootRootCauseStepDegradationBits">4</Data>
<Data Name="BootRootCauseGradualDegradationBits">4</Data>
<Data Name="BootIsDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="BootIsStepDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="BootIsGradualDegradation">false</Data>
<Data Name="BootImprovementDelta">0</Data>
<Data Name="BootDegradationDelta">0</Data>
<Data Name="BootIsRootCauseIdentified">true</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


****Event ID = 400****
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance
Date: 2/15/2009 9:51:42 AM
Event ID: 400
Task Category: System Performance Monitoring
Level: Critical
Keywords: Event Log
User: LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: xxxxx
Description:
Information about the system performance monitoring event:
Scenario : System Responsiveness
Analysis result : Analysis could not be performed in time. There is a
possible serious performance issue
Incident Time (UTC) : 2/15/2009 2:49:26 PM
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance"
Guid="{cfc18ec0-96b1-4eba-961b-622caee05b0a}" />
<EventID>400</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>4005</Task>
<Opcode>37</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000010000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-02-15T14:51:42.799Z" />
<EventRecordID>1693</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-A6C8-0000-2155-6BAA7B8FC901}" />
<Execution ProcessID="2016" ThreadID="2216" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>xxxxx</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="ShellScenarioStartTime">2009-02-15T14:49:26.386Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShellScenarioEndTime">2009-02-15T14:49:31.386Z</Data>
<Data Name="ShellSubScenario">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShellScenarioDuration">5000</Data>
<Data Name="ShellRootCauseBits">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShellAnalysisResult">2</Data>
<Data Name="ShellDegradationType">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShellTsVersion">1</Data>
<Data Name="ShellMachineUpTimeHours">0</Data>
<Data Name="ShellMachineSleepPattern">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[Malke]

I am getting lots of critical errors in the event viewer. Event ID = 100,
200, 400, 307, 402.... (Below are the details for a couple of them). I
have
seen several posts on the web for this issue but no solutions. It seems
to be an issue that affects a lot of vista installs on all different pc /
laptops. I'm running an IBM (lenovo) T61 laptop. I don't know if these
issues are related but frequently when I reboot the laptop it will hang
during the boot up. When this happens I need to Hard Boot the laptop, I
will then get the message that windows did not shut down correctly and
asks to 1)
run a repair restore or 2) boot window normal. Sometimes I need to do
this
several times before it will boot up. I?m afraid the day is coming where
it will not boot up at all.

(snip lengthy logs)

The fact that computer will frequently hang on bootup and that the errors
are various points to hardware issues rather than software (Vista) issues.
However, there are two quick ways to find out before you contact Lenovo
tech support for repair/replacement.

Before you do anything else, make sure you have backed up your data to
removable media.

1. Boot the computer with a Linux Live CD. My preference is for Knoppix, but
there are others. If the computer exhibits the same symptoms - hanging,
slow to respond, etc. - while running under Linux, then you can be sure it
is a hardware problem.

2. Or restore the computer to factory condition using whatever method was
provided by Lenovo. If the machine behaves perfectly after doing this, you
will know that something you had installed was causing the issue - possibly
malware, possibly bad drivers. If the machine continues to have problems,
then you know the culprit is failing hardware (which is what I suspect).

Malke