Microsoft KB Archive/162417

= RPC Error Opening .evt File on Windows 95 Computer =

Article ID: 162417

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q162417



SYMPTOMS
When you try to open an Event Viewer file (.evt file) through the Server Tools, Event Viewer installed on a Windows 95 computer, the following error is returned:

The remote procedure call failed.



CAUSE
Copy the Event Viewer file from a Windows NT computer locally to the Windows 95 computer where the Server Tools are installed. Then try to open the file through Event Viewer that comes with the Server Tools. Event Viewer will try to connect to the Windows NT computer from where the Event Viewer file was copied. If you do not have the rights to access that Windows NT computer or if the Windows NT computer is not on your network, you will receive the error: The remote procedure call failed.

The Event Viewer files are located under %system root%\system32\config on a Windows NT computer. The file names are: AppEvent.evt, SecEvent.evt, and SysEvent.evt.



WORKAROUND
When viewing an Event Viewer file this way, make sure you can connect to the Windows NT computer from where the file was copied.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: evt remote

Keywords: kbbug KB162417

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