Event Viewer Won't Run If Application Registry Keys Removed (108266)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q108266

SYMPTOMS

If you remove the Event Viewer keys for an application that you are monitoring in Event Viewer, it fails to start. For example, if you are monitoring SQL Server events and you go into the Registry and remove the Event Viewer keys for SQL Server, Event Viewer will no longer start.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:KB108266
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