On a windows 2k8R2 DC box the eventlog service wont start. When i try to start the service the machine returns: "Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 13: The data is invalid."
event viewer wont open either.
obviously, i dont have an event log for this error.
ive already tried clearing the event logs. that didnt do anything.
the other DC isnt experiencing this issue.
Delete the event logs, %SystemRoot%\system32\config*.evt. Try to restart the service if it won't reboot. The system will automatically generate new, clear logs.
I had some dodgy folders under the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\.This was after some dev had added some logs and made a bubu. Deleted the folders and all was good!