ReportEventsToEventLog

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Perfmon

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description

Determines whether Performance Monitor 4 (Perfmon4.exe) records error and warning events when it fails to retrieve data or retrieves unreadable or uninterpretable data (such as negative time). These events appear in the Application Log in Event Viewer.

When Performance Monitor 4 receives uninterpretable data; it displays 0 or 100 for the data point, depending on the counter type.

Value Meaning
0 Performance Monitor 4 does not log data errors or notify the user that it has received uninterpretable data.
1 Performance Monitor 4 writes an error to the Application Log when it receives uninterpretable data.

Activation method

Changes to this value take effect the next time you start Performance Monitor 4.

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This entry is only applies to Performance Monitor 4 (Perfmon4.exe), a tool provided only on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD. It does not affect System Monitor. To configure System Monitor, use the System Monitor Properties dialog box.

Windows 2000 does not add this entry to the registry. You can add it by editing the registry or by using a program that edits the registry.

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