Access Violation Error After Changing Event Viewer Log Location

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3
• Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After you save the Event Viewer log file and modify the registry to use the saved event log file in a different location, an Access Violation error message may be displayed in the System log.

CAUSE

The Event Viewer tool can only write information to an event log file that is 64 KB in size (or any multiple of 64 KB). The Event Viewer Save As command does not save the Event log file in 64 KB increments.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about changing the default location of the Event Viewer log file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q216169 How to Change the Default Event Viewer Log File Location

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Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug