> I have a Windows 2000 Server box that keeps filling up the system log with
> the error:  Server was unable to allocate a work item 2 times in the last 60
> seconds.  It writes this event about every minute and a half all day and all
> night long even when noone is on the system.  I have done a little research
> and found a KB article that talks about upping the sytem pages but my setting
> was already higher than what is suggested.  Is this message cause for
> concern?  If so what can I do to fix it?
>
> Thanks

"Eric" <E***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5952A4AE-610F-43A6-A1BA-88E342DF8748@microsoft.com...
>I have a Windows 2000 Server box that keeps filling up the system log with
> the error:  Server was unable to allocate a work item 2 times in the last
> 60
> seconds.  It writes this event about every minute and a half all day and
> all
> night long even when noone is on the system.  I have done a little
> research
> and found a KB article that talks about upping the sytem pages but my
> setting
> was already higher than what is suggested.  Is this message cause for
> concern?  If so what can I do to fix it?
>
> Thanks

"John John" wrote:

> Please copy and paste the content complete content of the particular
> event here.  Just the event in question, not the whole log.  If you
> double on the error then click on the little icon that looks like two
> pages of paper it will copy the error message and you can then paste it
> to your reply, once pasted it should something like this example:
>
>
> Event Type:    Information
> Event Source:    EventLog
> Event Category:    None
> Event ID:    6005
> Date:        18/09/2007
> Time:        9:04:56 AM
> User:        N/A
> Computer:    SomeComputerName
> Description:
> The Event log service was started.
>
>
> John
>
>
> Eric wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows 2000 Server box that keeps filling up the system log with
> > the error:  Server was unable to allocate a work item 2 times in the last 60
> > seconds.  It writes this event about every minute and a half all day and all
> > night long even when noone is on the system.  I have done a little research
> > and found a KB article that talks about upping the sytem pages but my setting
> > was already higher than what is suggested.  Is this message cause for
> > concern?  If so what can I do to fix it?
> >
> > Thanks
>

> Here is the error:
> Event Type:    Warning
> Event Source:    Srv
> Event Category:    None
> Event ID:    2021
> Date:        10/2/2007
> Time:        1:53:42 PM
> User:        N/A
> Computer:    SERVER1
> Description:
> The server was unable to allocate a work item 1 times in the last 60
> seconds.
> Data:
> 0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 48 00   ......H.
> 0008: 00 00 00 00 e5 07 00 80   ....å..€
> 0010: 00 00 00 00 9a 00 00 c0   ....š..À
> 0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
> 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
> This is popping up in the System log about every minute or two.
>
> I'm not sure how to fix it.  Any ideas would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>> Please copy and paste the content complete content of the particular
>> event here.  Just the event in question, not the whole log.  If you
>> double on the error then click on the little icon that looks like two
>> pages of paper it will copy the error message and you can then paste
>> it to your reply, once pasted it should something like this example:
>>
>> Event Type:    Information
>> Event Source:    EventLog
>> Event Category:    None
>> Event ID:    6005
>> Date:        18/09/2007
>> Time:        9:04:56 AM
>> User:        N/A
>> Computer:    SomeComputerName
>> Description:
>> The Event log service was started.
>> John
>>
>> Eric wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Windows 2000 Server box that keeps filling up the system
>>> log with the error:  Server was unable to allocate a work item 2
>>> times in the last 60 seconds.  It writes this event about every
>>> minute and a half all day and all night long even when noone is on
>>> the system.  I have done a little research and found a KB article
>>> that talks about upping the sytem pages but my setting was already
>>> higher than what is suggested.  Is this message cause for concern?
>>> If so what can I do to fix it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>

> Here is the error:
> Event Type:    Warning
> Event Source:    Srv
> Event Category:    None
> Event ID:    2021
> Date:        10/2/2007
> Time:        1:53:42 PM
> User:        N/A
> Computer:    SERVER1
> Description:
> The server was unable to allocate a work item 1 times in the last 60 seconds.
> Data:
> 0000: 00 00 00 00 03 00 48 00   ......H.
> 0008: 00 00 00 00 e5 07 00 80   ....Ã¥..€
> 0010: 00 00 00 00 9a 00 00 c0   ....š..À
> 0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
> 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ........
>
>
> This is popping up in the System log about every minute or two.
>
> I'm not sure how to fix it.  Any ideas would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>Please copy and paste the content complete content of the particular
>>event here.  Just the event in question, not the whole log.  If you
>>double on the error then click on the little icon that looks like two
>>pages of paper it will copy the error message and you can then paste it
>>to your reply, once pasted it should something like this example:
>>
>>
>>Event Type:    Information
>>Event Source:    EventLog
>>Event Category:    None
>>Event ID:    6005
>>Date:        18/09/2007
>>Time:        9:04:56 AM
>>User:        N/A
>>Computer:    SomeComputerName
>>Description:
>>The Event log service was started.
>>
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>Eric wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have a Windows 2000 Server box that keeps filling up the system log with
>>>the error:  Server was unable to allocate a work item 2 times in the last 60
>>>seconds.  It writes this event about every minute and a half all day and all
>>>night long even when noone is on the system.  I have done a little research
>>>and found a KB article that talks about upping the sytem pages but my setting
>>>was already higher than what is suggested.  Is this message cause for
>>>concern?  If so what can I do to fix it?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>