Event Viewer - Deleting Custom Log Files

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Stephen Ritchie

Hi

I have created a log file in error and this appears within Event Viewer.

I have tried to delete it using the following steps...
1. disable the event log service
2. restart windows
3. delete the *.evt file from system32/config

however when I restart the service the event log is recreated!?!?!

Is there a file / registry setting that holds a list of the event logs to
create...?

Thanks for any help.
 
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Detlev Dreyer

Stephen Ritchie said:
I have created a log file in error and this appears within Event Viewer.

I have tried to delete it using the following steps...
Click to expand...

The normal way to fix this issue: Right click that event viewer section >
Delete all events.
 

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