Cannot start eventlog service

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Published on 2010-05-21T17:51:55Z Indexed on 2010/05/21 18:02 UTC
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On a windows 2k8R2 DC box the eventlog service wont start. When i try to start the service the machine returns: "Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 13: The data is invalid."

event viewer wont open either.

obviously, i dont have an event log for this error.

ive already tried clearing the event logs. that didnt do anything.

the other DC isnt experiencing this issue.

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