Strange Kernel-EventTracing event

ementat · 18 Sep 2009

Hello,

Can someone help with strange error appearing every time i boot at Win 7 Ultimate and logged to event log:

Code:

 
Session "Microsoft-Windows-Setup" stopped due to the following error: 0xC000000D
 
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing" Guid="{B675EC37-BDB6-4648-BC92-F3FDC74D3CA2}" /> 
<EventID>3</EventID> 
<Version>0</Version> 
<Level>2</Level> 
<Task>2</Task> 
<Opcode>14</Opcode> 
<Keywords>0x8000000000000010</Keywords> 
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-09-18T15:19:33.803626900Z" /> 
<EventRecordID>4</EventRecordID> 
<Correlation /> 
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="164" /> 
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing/Admin</Channel> 
<Computer>Zeus</Computer> 
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" /> 
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data Name="SessionName">Microsoft-Windows-Setup</Data> 
<Data Name="FileName">C:\Windows\Panther\setup.etl</Data> 
<Data Name="ErrorCode">3221225485</Data> 
<Data Name="LoggingMode">5</Data> 
</EventData>
</Event>

It started to appear after several days of OS usage and I believe that it is caused by some software installation.

Thanks in advance.

abumuqaatil · 24 Sep 2009

I have the exact same problem !!! just started recently and I dont know what it is ??? Uninstalled Alcohol 120 and Microsoft office...but its still there ? ANy help would be appreciated... Thx

abumuqaatil · 24 Sep 2009

Well this worked for me...I just deleted the entire Panther folder and rebooted.

No problems No errors..and Panther folder was re-created.

I hope I didnt screw anything up tho ....

Update:.... You dont need to delete the whole folder...just the setup.etl file and the error goes away.

ementat · 26 Sep 2009

Thanks abumuqaatil! The error is gone. Will see if we really broken something. The setup.etl file was recreated at next reboot with zero size.

H2SO4 · 26 Sep 2009

ementat said:

Thanks abumuqaatil! The error is gone. Will see if we really broken something. The setup.etl file was recreated at next reboot with zero size.

ETL = Event Tracing Log. It's a logfile, kinda. Actually, it's structured memory being dumped to a file for the purpose of subsequent interpretation as a logfile.

octane097 · 06 Oct 2009

Hi all, I get this problem as well. I erased the entire Panther directory and it apparently gets recreated. Running Windows 7 final. Please helpppppp - this is driving me nuts. Thank you!!

abumuqaatil · 07 Oct 2009

Yes . the folder gets re-created....the problem goes away for a while....then comes back. Just delete the file or folder again...must be a bug or something in Win7

octane097 · 17 Oct 2009

I am not sure why this is marked as solved when erasing the Panther folder does not solve it. I continue to get random BSODs.

I have found that the Kernel-EventTracing error (Event ID 3), which points to Panther\Setup.etl, takes place a few seconds after the Kernel-Power critical error (Event ID 41). People say the latter is related to Power Management, but I don't think that's the case. Is anyone else continuing to experience this problem?

H2SO4 · 17 Oct 2009

octane097 said:

I am not sure why this is marked as solved when erasing the Panther folder does not solve it. I continue to get random BSODs.

The event has nothing to do with the BSODs. It is a side-effect of the fact that your machine is logging certain diagnostics.

Deleting the folder accomplishes nothing. The "logger" component simply recreates it.

I'd suggest starting your own thread and attaching your minidumps if you'd like some assistance with the BSODs.

octane097 · 17 Oct 2009

H2SO4 said:

octane097 said:

I am not sure why this is marked as solved when erasing the Panther folder does not solve it. I continue to get random BSODs.

The event has nothing to do with the BSODs. It is a side-effect of the fact that your machine is logging certain diagnostics.

Deleting the folder accomplishes nothing. The "logger" component simply recreates it.

I'd suggest starting your own thread and attaching your minidumps if you'd like some assistance with the BSODs.

You're totally right. The two errors I mention are related to the hard reset. Ignorant of me.... the problem with my dump files is that they're 450 megs!