Re: Eventvwr.msc doesn't open

Hi, Capi.

This pops up when i try to open Control Panel>>Administrative tools>>event
viewer:

"MMC can't open the file C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.msc

This works for me. It does require me to enter the Administrator password after I click Event Viewer. I get the same prompt if I right-click and choose Run as Administrator.

Do you see the Administrator prompt? Or do you get that error message without seeing a prompt?

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
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"capi" <capi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:26C6EEC6-B0F7-4C65-9571-7B7A15427B15@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello!

I have a problem with my DELL XPS M1530 runing Windows Vista Home Premium
SP1.

Main problem:

This pops up when i try to open Control Panel>>Administrative tools>>event
viewer:

"MMC can't open the file C:\Windows\System32\eventvwr.msc

This may be because the file does not exist, it is not an MMC console, or
was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not
have sufficient access rights to the file."

I have tried everything that I know about to solve this problem. I have
googled the problem, and came up to the solution of running "regsvr32
msxml3.dll". When i run regsvr32 msxml3.dll(on some forums i have read it
should be the solution) I get another new error code:

"Msxml3.dll was loaded but the call to Dll Register Server failed with error
code 0X80070005.

Search the internet with error code matching, for more information on this
issue."

When i typed "regsvr32 msxml3.dll" in command prompt(running comand prompt
as administrator) and pressed enter i get the message
"DllRegisterServer in msxml3.dll was succesfull"
But no fix to the problem neither.

I even runned command promp and typed "sc query eventlog"(eventlog is the
service name of eventviewer) and there seemed to be no problem. But no way to
open it. I then rebooted my computer, but it didn't even open then.
Later i found out there is still one way to see the event log, but not open
the file. I open Computer Management by right-clicking the Computer icon on
the start menu and select Manage. There i do find event viewer.
But the other way to open it seems to not work.

I really need help,

best regards,

-capi

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