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The Windows virtual machine with VMware Tools reports Event ID 105 in the Event Viewer tab (1037755)

Symptoms

A Windows virtual machine that has VMware Tools installed reports Event ID 105 in the Windows Application Event Viewer
In the Windows Event Viewer tab, you see these messages:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: VMTools
Event Category: None
Event ID: 105
Date: 2/25/2011
Time: 7:54:53 AM
User: N/A
Computer: Name
Description: The description for Event ID ( 105 ) in Source ( VMTools ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: The event log file is corrupt.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in ESX/ESXi 4.1 Update 2. You can download the most recent update from the vSphere Download Center.

This message is harmless and can be safely ignored.

To workaround this issue:

Click Start > Run, type regedit, and click OK. The Registry Editor window opens.
Navigate to HLEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\vmtools.
Modify the value of Event Messages File from C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmwareservice.exe to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe.

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