Eventvwr.msc doesn't open

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

hi have you trie
Star
Right click computer than Manag

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silverhair

"silverhair" wrote:

>
> hi have you tried
> Start
> Right click computer than Manage
>
>
> --
> silverhair
>

It works that way, I already told, but i want to find out how to solve the
problem so the error boxes doesn't pop-up!

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
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"capi" <> wrote in message
news:26C6EEC6-B0F7-4C65-9571-...
> 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

"R. C. White" wrote:
>
> Do you see the Administrator prompt? Or do you get that error message
> without seeing a prompt?
>
> RC

No, it doesn't work. Isn't there a registry fix for this problem maybe?