Cannot Open Saved Event Log Files on Windows 2000 (249688)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q249688 SYMPTOMS
When you try to open the event log files that are active on a computer running Windows 2000 using the open log file feature, you receive the following error message:
Unable to complete the operation on "Saved EventLog Log on ComputerName". The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
If you try to open an event log file that you copy from the original file while the event log service is running, you may receive the following error message:
Unable to complete the operation on "Saved EventLog Log on ComputerName".
The event log file is corrupted.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
You can open event log files using the Open Log File feature if they were saved using the Event Viewer Save Log File As command or the event log files were not in use or were not copied during use.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB249688 |
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