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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
RESOLUTION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this
hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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05-Aug-2004 17:54 5.0.2195.6966 86,288 Smlogsvc.exe
After
you install the preceding hotfix, you must create the EmulateXPRestart registry subkey. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, click Run,
type regedit in the Open box, and then
click OK.
- Locate and click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SysmonLog
- On the Edit menu, point to New,
and then click DWORD Value.
- In the right pane, click New Value # 1, type EmulateXPRestart, and then press
ENTER.
- Right-click EmulateXPRestart, and then
click Modify.
- In the Value box, type
1, and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.