KBI 220008 Multiple Perflib Errors In The NT Event Log
Version
Windows 3.1 to Windows 2008
Date
19 Apr 1999
Summary
Occasionally when accessing an NT performance counter NT generates a Perflib error in the System or Application event logs.
This is a known issue with several performance DLLs such as those for SNA Server, Compaq Insight Manager, and Exchange.
These errors are not consistent — they can occur on one machine but not another, allegedly identical, machine.
Technical Background
N/A
Resolution
The simplest workaround for this Microsoft issue is to rename the registry key that loads the performance DLL.
For example:
- Using REGEDIT (not REGEDT32 – it does not support rename)
- HKLM — rename the “Performance” key to “XPerformance”.
- If the production schedule allows, Reboot the machine for changes to take effect.
- This will disable the performance counter. You will be unable to use this counter with any performance monitor.
Reference: Microsoft Support articles Q180054 and Q186713.
This issue has nothing to do with Argent.
To prove this, you can use the built-in PerfMon to access the server with the issue; the same errors will appear.