System Log Blank

[bwatkins14]

Windows 2000 sp4.
For what ever reason my System log contains no data, it shows as having 2000 + entries but they are not visable. My Application log is the same way but if I refresh the entries are visable. I saw another post with same type issue but no resolution. Has anyone else seen this issue and possible give me some ideas on how to fix. Thanks

 

[karmic]

I had the same problem on a 2000 SBS. Server had some major problems and event viewer was blank. After shutting down some non-needed services and doing a major cleanup on the server, the event log came back online. Dont know how I did it but...

Grabbed this from another forum, you can try it if corruption is the problem...

Just solved the issue.

"Clearing the logs from event viewer wouldn't work. I had to disable event service, restart the server, delete *.evt in C:\WINNT\system32\config\, enable and start event service again.

It looks like the evt files go corrupt for some strange reason... shame I had to loose all events up to now."

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~

 

[karmic]

Oh, and by the way, you should be able to save whatever is in there by clearing and save when prompted. Makes for a messy file but if you need the events...

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~