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Hi all,

Server 2000 SP4.

All my event logs (Application, System and Security) are
empty. They are not logging any event.

Any idea please ?

Many thanks.

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chv@anon.postalias wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Server 2000 SP4.
>
> All my event logs (Application, System and Security) are
> empty. They are not logging any event.
>
> Any idea please ?
>
> Many thanks.

Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite as needed" and bump
up the max size to something much larger than the default - does that help?

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Thanks for your reply.

The logs are empty. I do not see how these could be
overwritten nor do I know where I would be able to resize
them. It follows that after I installed the DNS server,
this problem occurred. Prior to this, it was fine.

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite
as needed" and bump
>up the max size to something much larger than the
default - does that help?

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chv@anon.postalias wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> The logs are empty. I do not see how these could be
> overwritten nor do I know where I would be able to resize
> them.

In the properties for each log (right click).

> It follows that after I installed the DNS server,
> this problem occurred. Prior to this, it was fine.
>
> Thanks
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite as needed"
>> and bump up the max size to something much larger than the default -
>> does that help?

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Possibly your logs are corrupt. See the KB links below for a couple og
things to try that may help. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;172156
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;829246
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm

<chv@anon.postalias> wrote in message
news:5e5001c4c9a1$f1e1ef10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> The logs are empty. I do not see how these could be
> overwritten nor do I know where I would be able to resize
> them. It follows that after I installed the DNS server,
> this problem occurred. Prior to this, it was fine.
>
> Thanks
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite
> as needed" and bump
>>up the max size to something much larger than the
> default - does that help?

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> . . . for a couple og things
Now I regularly make typos like that, but you do not.
I guess our recent travels are showing . . .
:-)
--
Roger
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
news:zZxld.607180$8_6.465125@attbi_s04...
> Possibly your logs are corrupt. See the KB links below for a couple og
> things to try that may help. --- Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;172156
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;829246
> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm
>
> <chv@anon.postalias> wrote in message
> news:5e5001c4c9a1$f1e1ef10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> The logs are empty. I do not see how these could be
>> overwritten nor do I know where I would be able to resize
>> them. It follows that after I installed the DNS server,
>> this problem occurred. Prior to this, it was fine.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite
>> as needed" and bump
>>>up the max size to something much larger than the
>> default - does that help?
>
>

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I usually use spell checker [cheating??] but since my reply was so short I
figured I could type one sentence without misspelling but I guess I was
wrong. Had a great time but always good to be back at the ranch.

Steve


"Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNoSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
news:%23Fj$GamyEHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> . . . for a couple og things
> Now I regularly make typos like that, but you do not.
> I guess our recent travels are showing . . .
> :-)
> --
> Roger
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:zZxld.607180$8_6.465125@attbi_s04...
>> Possibly your logs are corrupt. See the KB links below for a couple og
>> things to try that may help. --- Steve
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;172156
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;829246
>> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBH/TIP3500/rh3561.htm
>>
>> <chv@anon.postalias> wrote in message
>> news:5e5001c4c9a1$f1e1ef10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>
>>> The logs are empty. I do not see how these could be
>>> overwritten nor do I know where I would be able to resize
>>> them. It follows that after I installed the DNS server,
>>> this problem occurred. Prior to this, it was fine.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Try resetting the properties for each log to "overwrite
>>> as needed" and bump
>>>>up the max size to something much larger than the
>>> default - does that help?
>>
>>
>
>

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