Event Viewer shows more errors after cleaning

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I just re-booted after running just the cleaner part of CCleaner because I wanted things cleaned up before I install a new email program. Then just out of curiosity I checked Event Viewer to see if the Warning/Error that I’ve been getting about ReadyBoot (something about ‘prefetch’) was still there. I got a bigger surprise by all the new one’s since re-boot. Do I have anything to worry about?
Thank you,
grits

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You could try re-doing your indexing since you seem to have alot of errors generated within the search function.
How to Rebuild the Windows 7 Index

Use the batch script below to periodically purge the event viewer:

@echo off
FOR /F “tokens=1,2*” %%V IN (‘bcdedit’) DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F “tokens=*” %%G in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) DO (call :do_clear “%%G”)
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^
:theEnd
pause>NUL

Make the above a batch file by copy and pasting into note pad, ensure
you have file type extentions visible.

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Hi, I copied the script as you wrote and gave it a .bat file extension, however when the file is run it locks up after the line – clearing “DirectShowPluginControl” and I am unable to close the batch file even using Windows Task manager…
The entire C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe window is as follows,
clearing “ACEEventlog”
clearing “Analytic”
clearing “Application”
clearing “DirectShowFilterGraph”
clearing “”DirectShowPluginControl”

Any idea what may be causing the batch file to lockup and not finish the cleaning process; preventing even the Windows Task manager not to be able to close it? I am using Windows 7 Professional OS to run this file.
Thanks.

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Any idea what may be causing the batch file to lockup and not finish the cleaning process; preventing even the Windows Task manager not to be able to close it? I am using Windows 7 Professional OS to run this file.
Thanks.

“BT”

Hello… Try this one…:cheers:Regards Fred

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“No, It’s not “Click-able”. To Use the “Script” #2… You need to “Copy and Paste” ( Or control+C control+V ) the whole script into the program “NotePad” (Accessories> NotePad) Then “save it as” “Clean Event Viewer.bat” (no Quotes) file … to a folder of your choice (or create one ) Then when you click on( or right click and run as “Admin” etc.) it it will run the “Script” and clean up Event Viewer….Regards Fred ”

How do you copy and paste from a .png (picture) file? Trying to copy it manually, but all the spaces and symbols have to be exact.

Clean Event Viewer .bat
@echo off
FOR /F “tokens=1,2*” %%V IN (‘bcdedit’) DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F “tokens=*” %%G in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) DO (call :do_clear “%%G”)
echo.
echo goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
exit

Two spaces after call in line 5?

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How do you copy and paste from a .png (picture) file? Trying to copy it manually, but all the spaces and symbles have to be exact.

jsalpha2,

Hello.. Sorry for my “Duh” moment.Clean Event Viewer .bat

@echo off
FOR /F “tokens=1,2*” %%V IN (‘bcdedit’) DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F “tokens=*” %%G in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) DO (call :do_clear “%%G”)
echo.
echo goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
exit

:cheers:Regards Fred

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Thanks Clint – didn’t know about this one. Works beautifully!

Rich

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Clint:
I copied your script into notepad; gave it a vbs file extension; and when I execute it, I get a compilation
error – line 1, character 1

Help would be appreciated,
Dick

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Dick,
Think you have to make it a “.bat”:cheers: Regards Fred

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Duh . . . Thanks, Fred. If I keep making enough mistakes I’ll eventually learn/know something.

Dick

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Dick…Me too!

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Fred, is your image in #5 supposed to be clickable? I was hoping to see something I might understand since I know nothing about ‘batch’ files, etc. as per Clints #2.

Thanx.

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Fred, is your image in #5 supposed to be clickable? I was hoping to see something I might understand since I know nothing about ‘batch’ files, etc. as per Clints #2.

Hi grits,

No, It’s not “Click-able”. To Use the “Script” #2… You need to “Copy and Paste” ( Or control+C control+V ) the whole script into the program “NotePad” (Accessories> NotePad) Then “save it as” “Clean Event Viewer.bat” (no Quotes) file … to a folder of your choice (or create one ) Then when you click on( or right click and run as “Admin” etc.) it it will run the “Script” and clean up Event Viewer….Regards Fred

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Go here and download the batchfile. (Windows 7 Forums)
The “Take Ownership” script is available here (How to Geek, author unknown)

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Thanks Clint, Sir. Works great as written. Much appreciated. Regards Peter

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