Hi Ramesh, That did the trick.

For the record: 1) Used msconfig to switch to safe mode boot 2) Booted to safe mode 3) ran cmd.exe as an administrator 4) typed "cd C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI" 5) typed "rename RtBackup RtBackup2" 6) Used msconfig to switch to normal boot mode 7) Reboot and found event viewer working Thank you! Rung Hi,

I had the same problem in Safe Mode. The answer is to remove attributes from the folder, while in CMD at the C:\Windo ws\System32\LogFiles\WMI\ folder. So, I followed the instuctions to get to the C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\ folder, then I typed (I think!): attrib -r -s *.* /s Spaces are important! My wireless modem now works on Win 7 - !!!!! Cheers