Cannot start Windows Event Log Service

using Windows Vista Ultimate

When I try to start the service, it returns

"error 4201: the instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI
data provider"

Thanks for your help.

Did you received any replies?

"Ashley Brewerton" wrote:

> using Windows Vista Ultimate
>
> When I try to start the service, it returns
>
> "error 4201: the instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI
> data provider"
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

No, I haven't.

"John Doe" wrote:

> Did you received any replies?
>
> "Ashley Brewerton" wrote:
>
> > using Windows Vista Ultimate
> >
> > When I try to start the service, it returns
> >
> > "error 4201: the instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI
> > data provider"
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> >

I'm having the same issue on my Windows Vista Ultimate (upgraded over XP,
due to laziness :P)...

What's odd is the Event Log Service *was* working fine for a couple days and
now I get the 4021 error when I try to start it.

Weird.


"Ashley Brewerton" <AshleyBrewerton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:C2BD5D9E-A966-4B68-9424-E3A05C9DE76D@microsoft.com...
> No, I haven't.
>
> "John Doe" wrote:
>
>> Did you received any replies?
>>
>> "Ashley Brewerton" wrote:
>>
>> > using Windows Vista Ultimate
>> >
>> > When I try to start the service, it returns
>> >
>> > "error 4201: the instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a
>> > WMI
>> > data provider"
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> >

Er 4201 error I mean

"Lee Thompson" <thompsonl@speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:E0B1D357-6E5C-4C19-97AB-3191D74EEEAB@microsoft.com...
> I'm having the same issue on my Windows Vista Ultimate (upgraded over XP,
> due to laziness :P)...
>
> What's odd is the Event Log Service *was* working fine for a couple days
> and now I get the 4021 error when I try to start it.
>
> Weird.
>
>
> "Ashley Brewerton" <AshleyBrewerton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:C2BD5D9E-A966-4B68-9424-E3A05C9DE76D@microsoft.com...
>> No, I haven't.
>>
>> "John Doe" wrote:
>>
>>> Did you received any replies?
>>>
>>> "Ashley Brewerton" wrote:
>>>
>>> > using Windows Vista Ultimate
>>> >
>>> > When I try to start the service, it returns
>>> >
>>> > "error 4201: the instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a
>>> > WMI
>>> > data provider"
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for your help.
>>> >
>>> >
>