Re: Does it matter?

> I have searched C:\ for SysmonLogManager but nothing found.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\smlogcfg.dll is the Performance Logs and Alerts Snap-in.
There is no file that has the name SysmonLogManager in C: Removing
smlogcfg.dll will just create another copy if Windows File Protection is
working.

Try to move smlogcfg.dll to your Desktop from C:\WINDOWS\system32 and see
what happens.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\smlogsvc.exe is the Performance Logs and Alerts Service.

See what happens if you disable the Performance Logs and Alerts service. I
have mine disabled. If I happen to click on Performance Logs and Alerts in
Computer Management, I get an error message: [[Performance Logs and Alerts
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it
has no enabled devices associated with it.]] and a corresponding Event ID
4099 in the Event Viewer.

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Performance Logs and Alerts |
Click the Stop button if it's running | Set Startup type to Disabled |
Click Apply | Click OK | Close Services

Control panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management
You can get the same thing by right clicking My Computer and selecting
Manage. Performance Logs and Alerts shows up in Computer Management.

I use Console1.msc from the Start Menu.
[[If a console is saved to the per-user Administrative Tools folder (located
at systemdrive\Documents and Settings\user\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools), it is then available in the
Administrative Tools folder on the Programs menu.]]

Try creating a custom Console1 and add only the Snap-ins that you plan on
using. See if this avoids the error.
To add an item to a new MMC console for a local computer
1. Click Start, click Run, type mmc, and then click OK.
1a. On the File menu, click Save As. Console1.msc will be saved in the
Administrative Tools folder.
2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in, and then click Add.
3. Under Snap-in, double-click the item you want to add, and do one of the
following:
• Click Local computer: (the computer this console is running on), and
then click Finish.
• If a wizard appears, follow the instructions on your screen.
4. To add another item to the console, repeat step 3.

HOW TO Create Custom MMC Snap-in Tools Using Microsoft Management Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230263

MMC Microsoft Management Console
http://www.theeldergeek.com/microsoft_management_console.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:I7SdnUipZpVCVR3eSa8jmw@xxxxxxxxxxx,
Theo Tulley <tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks again.
>
> I have been going to MMC via Control panel/Administrative Tools/Computer
> Management but couldn't see a Console to click on. After double-clicking
> that, the error box appears headed Microsoft Management Console; the box
> opening after that is Computer Management.
>
> Now I have gone to Start/Run, typed in MMC and get Console 1 - showing
> Console Root & Name - both blank areas. None of those Console words are
> clickable, but File gives a menu including Add/Remove Snap-in. Selecting
> this produces a box with 2 tabs - Standalone, showing Snap-ins added to
> Console Root - blank. Drop-down arrow, but no alternative to Console
> Root), and Extensions - this tab produces a greyed-out screen.
>
> I have searched C:\ for SysmonLogManager but nothing found.
>
> I have searched C:\ for smlogcfg.dll - this is found in C:\Windows at \$Nt
> ServicePackUninstall$, \System32, and \ServicepackFiles\i386. The first
> is blue.
>
> I'm tempted to cut it from System32 and dump it in my "Parking" folder,
> but fear registry problems. Sorry to be a nuisance.
>
> BTW, I'm running WXP Pro on auto-update, with Firefox 1.0.1 as browser.
> With many thanks,
> Yours sincerely, -
>
> Theo Tulley.
> tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uL4zZoe7FHA.2012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Many MSKB articles that apply to Windows 2000 also apply to Windows XP.
>>
>> {7478EF65-8C46-11D1-8D99-00A0C913CAD4} is the CLSID for
>> SysmonLogManager.Snapin. Releted to smlogcfg.dll which is the
>> Performance Logs and Alerts Snap-in.
>>
>> 1. Ignore the message in the Symptoms section and click OK to start MMC.
>> 2. Click Console.
>> 3. Click Add\Remove Snap-in.
>> 4. Click the orphaned snap-in. (The snap-in should not have an icon.)
>> Click on Performance Logs and Alerts
>> 5. Click Remove.
>> 6. Click OK to close the Add\Remove snap-in window.
>> 7. Save your changes to the console.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:48Odnf4geI9o6OLeSa8jmw@xxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Theo Tulley <tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thanks - the first URL is for W2K, the second for WXPPro - the third
>>> doesn't apply.
>>>
>>> I carried out the procedure in the second, as far as locating PATH - I
>>> then copied the complete entry and pasted it into notepad where I can
>>> read it: it includes (first) the advised destination wbem, followed by
>>> Norton Ghost which I could well remove, and then Stuffit which I want to
>>> keep available. The URL advice said don't remove other entries which may
>>> be present.
>>>
>>> If I type in as that URL advises, I shall lose the reference to Stuffit.
>>> I have just deleted the Norton path and pasted the remainder back in.
>>> The same box appears as described below: "Snap-in Failed to Initialize".
>>>
>>> Here is what I pasted in to PATH in Environment variables:
>>> %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
>>> Files\Allume Systems\StuffIt\;C:\Program Files\Allume
>>> Systems\StuffIt\OfficeReady StuffIt
>>>
>>> Grateful for further advice.
>>>
>>> Yours hopefully, -
>>>
>>> Theo Tulley.
>>> tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23Y2XSbF7FHA.3388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Error Message "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" When You Use Microsoft
>>>> Management Console
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297064
>>>>
>>>> "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You Open Microsoft
>>>> Management Console
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826282
>>>>
>>>> You receive a “Cannot open <Snap-in Name>” error message when you try
>>>> to start MMC on a Windows XP-based computer
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326574
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:bcidnU4jP6U4WuDeSa8jmw@xxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>> Theo Tulley <tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> While loading Microsoft Disk Manager, I get the message:
>>>>> [Box header]Microsoft Management Console
>>>>> Snap-in failed to initialize.
>>>>> CLSID:{7478EF65-8C46-11D1-8D99-00A0C913CAD4}
>>>>> followed by [OK] button.
>>>>>
>>>>> Disk Manager seemed to work OK but DriveImageXML then failed to
>>>>> install images to new drive partitioned and formatted by Disk Manager.
>>>>>
>>>>> Grateful for advice.
>>>>> Yours hopefully, -
>>>>>
>>>>> Theo Tulley.
>>>>> tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx

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