Re: Does it matter?

Many thanks for detailed reply. I dragged smlogcfg.dll to Desktop, started
Computer Management - "Snap-in failed" message again. (Windows has generated a
replacement).

I then disabled Performance Logs and Alerts in Services, (it wasn't started),
clicked Apply and OK, closed Computer Management and re-opened it - "Snap-in
failed" message yet again.

I don't understand enough about snap-ins - this is the first time I've heard of
them so I don't know what I need. Are all the items in Services snap-ins? None
were listed in the Console which came up from Run MMC.

But I return to my subject line; does it matter? All I want to do is be sure
that my new (USB2) HDD is properly partitioned and formatted - as I said at the
beginning, this appeared to happen; Disk Management shows the partitions, but
the free software DriveImage XML (from Runtime Software) fails to produce images
on that HDD. I had a rapid first response from their Support line, but they may
be away for the week-end.

I would expect Performance logs & alerts to be important for automatic
generation of Restore Points - is this not so?

With many thanks,
Yours sincerely, -

Theo Tulley.
tj.tulley@xxxxxxxxxxx

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eaClpwh7FHA.736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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
>
> --
> 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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