De-Porning another PC.  Another one that should have been using something better than AVG.  Live and learh, eh?

Anyway, this one had a few issues that all came back to one, simple solution.  The issues I had were:

• Could not start the Event Log Service on Local Computer. Error 126: The specified module cannot be found
• And the Task Scheduler was similar: Error 1717: The interface is unknown

There are several other services and programs that this could effect.  A lot of things depend on the Event Log service to function correctly.  The fix is simple:

Grab a fresh copy of the event log dll, appropriately named eventlog.dll.  You can Google the file name or one is available here: http://www.driverskit.com/dll/eventlog.dll/769.html

The copy above is in a zipped folder.  Double click the zipped folder, then copy the eventlog.dll file.  Go to C:\Windows\System32 and paste it in there.

Now, to start the services hit the Start button, then run, and type in services.msc before hitting OK. Navigate to the the Event Log service, right click it, and hit Start.  Repeat with the Task Scheduler or any other failed services as needed.