Windows could not connect to an event service

Windows 7 Starter x86

On logging on to my net book, the welcome screen hangs for five minutes or so (it still animates) but then when it logs on, I get a balloon notification telling me that "A Windows Service failed to connect: Windows could not connect to an event logging service".

- The Wireless adapter fails to start also, when I ask it to diagnose, it tells me: that the event log service is unavailable.

- I try to enter Event Logger through administrative tools and I get: Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is running.

- I go into services and find Windows Event Log Service. It tells me that it has stopped. I tell it to start and I get "Services: Windows could not start the Windows Event Log service on Local Computer. Error 1747: The authentication service is unknown."

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I have had this problem before, but I had to go to school. Mum said she tried to run the net book again while I was out, and she said it started Start up Repair. Once it had obviously done this, it worked again for a few weeks.

Any ideas what it could be? I have got all of her photos off of it, and I can just run a destructive recovery, but all the same, it would be nice to know what is wrong with it.

Cheers

Anti.
 
1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.

2. Click Continue or supply Administrator credentials if prompted.

3. In the Command Prompt window type the following, and press Enter:

sfc /scannow
 
So are you saying everything works now or no? sfc /scannnow searches for corrupt or missing system files. When you have an issue with a service that means something is corrupt. Have you been disabling services to make the system quicker?
 
If it still happens after a factory reset then I would assume its an issue with the recovery program.
 
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