When I try to start this Service which is set to 'automatic' I get:

"Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer.

Error 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI
data provider."

There is a dependency for Messenger Sharing Folders USN Journal Reader
service but that would not start either:

"Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in
a timely fashion."

Messenger Sharing shows a dependency for Windows EventLog so there is a loop
of each one requiring the other to be running.

I have a Dell XPS 400 Pentium D (940) 3.2 GHz 4 Mb RAM running Vista 32-bit
Ultimate version.

Can anyone help with this apparent paradox?

Thank you,

Norman Castel

Hello.. I have the same problem on a friend's laptop. He said he did a
disk cleanup and the next day many services are not starting up. Most
of the services are network services and the Event Viewer service, so I
cannot see any errors the computer might have encountered. Have you
found any solutions to you problem? Thanks.


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*The Fix!!* (found this on ''Failed to connect to a windows service'
problem? - TechSpot OpenBoards'
([url]http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic97813.html[/url]) post #12)
Try this...

Start computer in *safe mode*.

logon on to *administrator*.

Click the start button

Search "*cmd.exe*"

Select it and then "*ctrl - shift - enter*" to allow elevation request

Type in - "*netsh winsock reset*" press enter

Then *Restart* your computer
*The Fix!!*
Try this...

Start computer in *safe mode*.

logon on to *administrator*.

Click the start button

Search "*cmd.exe*"

Select it and then "*ctrl - shift - enter*" to allow elevation request

Type in - "*netsh winsock reset*" press enter

Then *Restart* your computer


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hcervantes
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