Microsoft KB Archive/226509

= Access Violation Error After Changing Event Viewer Log Location =

Article ID: 226509

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226509



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, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is 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:

216169 How to Change the Default Event Viewer Log File Location

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