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ERROR_EVT_CONFIGURATION_ERROR
Event Log configuration is internally inconsistent
Event Log configuration combines manifest registration, publisher resources, channel properties, access descriptors and backing-log settings. This general code is returned when the service cannot reduce the failure to one specific property. It should be treated as a configuration-layer problem rather than a damaged event record or an XPath query error.
Inspect the affected publisher and channel with wevtutil before changing files. Compare the currently registered manifest, resource paths and channel settings with a known-good installation. If the problem began during install, upgrade or uninstall, repair the product registration as a unit instead of editing Event Log registry data directly. The service may also log a more specific administrative event explaining the failed component.
What to inspect
- Export current publisher and channel configuration for comparison.
- Check Event Log service administrative events around the failure time.
- Repair or re-register the owning product manifest instead of hand-editing metadata.
References
- Microsoft: wevtutil channel and publisher diagnostics
- Microsoft: instrumentation manifests
- Microsoft: EvtOpenChannelConfig
- Microsoft: provider and event metadata
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