How to Fix the Windows Error "Event Log Service is Unavailable. Verify that the Service is Running."

Event Log Service Error 1079 is a problem where you open event viewer and get an error message stating:

"Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is running."

Then if you try to start the service manually you get another error stating:

"Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer."

"Error 1079: The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process."

This problem will prevent you from checking any event log so you should fix it as fast as you can, it's important to be able to view event logs. This guide will explain what is going on and why you are getting this error and then will list steps explaining how to fix the error.

First the problem here is that when you try to view the event viewer, there is an account that is running the service that has a problem. You might think you can simply update this account through the Service.msc window. When you go through the service.msc you will find the Logon Tab is grayed out and you can't change the information for the service.

So to fix the problem what you need to do is manually make the changes to the registry for this field. To fix this problem by editing the registry follow these steps:

1 - Click Start
2 - Click Search Bar (Windows 7 and Vista) - Click Run (Windows XP)
3 - Type Regedit
4 - Hit Enter
5 - Navigate to Key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog)
6 - Double Click ObjectName
7 - Type NT AUTHORITY\LocalService (Windows 7 and Vista) - Type LocalSystem (Windows XP)
8 - Close the registry
9 - Reboot your PC

Upon reboot the service should startup automatically and you should just be able to open your event logs now with no problems. If you still get the error you will want to try to start the service again manually. To start the event log service manually follow these steps:

1 - Click Start
2 - Click Search Bar (Windows 7 and Vista) - Click Run (Windows XP)
3 - Type Service.msc
4 - Hit Enter
5 - Click Windows Event Log Service
6 - Click Start

You should see a window that opens and starts the service. If you get an error message or the service fails to start for some reason you will want to consult with Google.com for more possible answers.

I hope this guide solves your problem with the Event Log Services Error 1079.