Can't get Perfmon to save data to Database Barkingdog 12.07.2007 18:12:09 Under Perfrmon, Performance Logs and Alerts, "Counter Logs" I added a single counter. Under the Log Files tab I select log file type of "SQL Database" (which is pointed to a System DSN I setup.), set the "Run As" option to my domain name and enterted my password, hit Apply and all is well. But when I attempt to start monitoring I get the error "The log or alert has not started." "Event Type: Error Event Source: PDH Event Category: None Event ID: 3041 Date: 7/12/2007 Time: 11:04:43 AM User: N/A Computer: ISWES Description: The description for Event ID ( 3041 ) in Source ( PDH ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user ''. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.. Data: 0000: 14 . " Login failed for user " ---- well, my DSN tested out OK so I dfon't know what is wrong. Incidnetally, the sql 2005 database I'm triyng to save Perfmon data to is located on the same box I'm running Perfmon on. TIA, barkingdog