Event Viewer Logs Disappearing

[Neale]

On a Windows 2000 server when you enter Event Viewer
there are over 1000 Application Event Logs. But when i
click on the Application tab they dissappear. after that
i am unable to view any event logs as they all disappear.

Any advice would be appreciated

 

[Dave Patrick]

The temporary fix;
You might try changing the file properties to "Overwrite as needed"

Then; 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.

The more permanent fix;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829246&Product=win2000

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Regards,

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:
| On a Windows 2000 server when you enter Event Viewer
| there are over 1000 Application Event Logs. But when i
| click on the Application tab they dissappear. after that
| i am unable to view any event logs as they all disappear.
|
| Any advice would be appreciated