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2013-10-09
Process Explorer Error: .NET Performance Counters Are Corrupt
Today I encountered the following error message on one of my servers (running Windows Server 2008) when I started Process Explorer:
exctrlst
has been retired by Microsoft, but Server 2008 has a built-in command for managing performance counters: lodctr
. Listing the .NET counters didn't show anything out of the ordinary, though:
C:\>lodctr /q:.NETFramework
Performance Counter ID Queries [PERFLIB]:
Base Index: 0x00000737 (1847)
Last Counter Text ID: 0x00001670 (5744)
Last Help Text ID: 0x00001671 (5745)
[.NETFramework] Performance Counters (Enabled)
DLL Name: mscoree.dll
Open Procedure: OpenCtrs
Collect Procedure: CollectCtrs
Close Procedure: CloseCtrs
First Counter ID: 0x00001360 (4960)
Last Counter ID: 0x0000140E (5134)
First Help ID: 0x00001361 (4961)
Last Help ID: 0x0000140F (5135)
Just rebuilding the performance counters by running lodctr /r
didn't fix the problem for me. I had to remove the counters for the .NET framework first and then rebuild them:
C:\>unlodctr .NETFramework
Removing counter names and explain text for .NETFramework
Updating text for language 009
C:\>lodctr /r
Info: Successfully rebuilt performance counter setting from system backup store
After that rebuild Process Explorer started without error.
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