Tracelog.txt

[Uncle John]

have noticed this file in the Windows System32 Log folder growing huge. Now
about 4 gb.

What is it and how do I stop it?

 

[Nepatsfan]

have noticed this file in the Windows System32 Log folder
growing huge. Now about 4 gb.

What is it and how do I stop it?

Had this happen after running bootvis.exe on an XP machine. To
fix it you might want to try the following:

Go to Start -> Run and enter regedit.exe in the Open box.
Navigate to this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WMI\GlobalLogger

In the right hand pane look for a value titled Starter.
Right click on that value and select Modify from the drop down
menu.
Change the Value data to 0.
Close the registry editor.

See if you can delete the file. Reboot and see if it gets
recreated.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Wesley Vogel]

[[To determine whether event tracing is turned on for SAM events, run the
tracelog.exe -l command. This command lists all the trace sessions that are
active. The output that this command produces does not identify the events
where event tracing is enabled. However, you can use the information that is
contained in the Logger Name field to determine the application that turned
tracing on. You can also stop all tracing sessions by running the
tracelog.exe -x command. ]]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884591


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[Wesley Vogel]

tracelog.exe = WMI Event Trace Logger

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[[To determine whether event tracing is turned on for SAM events, run the
tracelog.exe -l command. This command lists all the trace sessions that
are active. The output that this command produces does not identify the
events where event tracing is enabled. However, you can use the
information that is contained in the Logger Name field to determine the
application that turned tracing on. You can also stop all tracing
sessions by running the tracelog.exe -x command. ]]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884591


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have noticed this file in the Windows System32 Log folder growing huge.
Now about 4 gb.

What is it and how do I stop it?

 

[Uncle John]

Hi Nepatsfan,

Good info. I had run Bootvis.
The global logger was turned on and I turned it off in the Registry in the
way you suggested.
I deleted it with GIPO utilities at a reboot and that seems to have fixed
it.
(Wesley your command did not work in my system)

Thank you both for helping

 

[Nepatsfan]

Glad to hear you've got that fixed. I'm not sure but I think the
command that Wes passed along, tracelog.exe, doesn't work in XP
Home Edition.

Nepatsfan

 

[Wesley Vogel]

tracelog.exe will work with XP Home if it is installed.
tracelog.exe is on both the Home and Pro CDs in \SUPPORT\TOOLS.

Tracelog Commands
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._b6beb1b9-7356-4975-8f53-2f2338ae1927.xml.asp

I seem to forget where I got all the things from that are loaded on my
machine.




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[Nepatsfan]

Thanks for passing that info along.

Nepatsfan

tracelog.exe will work with XP Home if it is installed.
tracelog.exe is on both the Home and Pro CDs in \SUPPORT\TOOLS.

Tracelog Commands
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._b6beb1b9-7356-4975-8f53-2f2338ae1927.xml.asp

I seem to forget where I got all the things from that are
loaded on my
machine.




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[Wesley Vogel]

Keep having fun!

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