Outlook client Offline Performance Counter error when attempting to go Offline

When going offline users see the following message:

The requested Performance Counter is not a custom counter, it has to be initialized as ReadOnly.

Event Log Errors:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: LoadPerf
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3013
Date: 7/29/2008
Time: 11:38:09 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LFISKNBXP
Description:
Unable to update the performance counter strings of the 009 language ID. The Win32 status returned by the call is the first DWORD in Data section.

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Data:
0000: 43 02 00 c0 17 0d 00 00 C..À....

Event Type: Error
Event Source: LoadPerf
Event Category: None
Event ID: 3009
Date: 7/29/2008
Time: 11:38:09 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LFISKNBXP
Description:
Installing the performance counter strings for service CRM Client (%2) failed. The Error code is the first DWORD in Data section.

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Data:
0000: 43 02 00 c0 f6 13 00 00 C..Àö...

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSCRMPerfCounters
Event Category: None
Event ID: 17188
Date: 7/29/2008
Time: 11:38:09 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LFISKNBXP
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 17188 ) in Source ( MSCRMPerfCounters ) 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: Client.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSCRMOfflineSync
Event Category: None
Event ID: 6000
Date: 7/30/2008
Time: 10:30:28 AM
User: N/A
Computer: LFISKNBXP
Description:
An error occurred during Offline Synchronization. Try going offline again, or restart Microsoft Outlook. Exception happened The requested Performance Counter is not a custom counter, it has to be initialized as ReadOnly..
Stack Trace Info:
at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter.Initialize()
at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter..ctor(String categoryName, String counterName, String instanceName, Boolean readOnly)
at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter..ctor(String categoryName, String counterName, Boolean readOnly)
at Microsoft.Crm.CrmPerformanceCounterFactory.LoadCounters(CounterContainer counterContainer, PerformanceCounterLoadSetting settings, String component)
at Microsoft.Crm.CrmPerformanceCounterFactory.LoadCounters(PerformanceCounterLoadSetting settings, String component)
at Microsoft.Crm.Performance.OutlookPerformanceCounterTracker.Initialize()
at Microsoft.Crm.Performance.OutlookPerformanceCounterTracker.Increment(OutlookPerformanceCounterType type)
at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.OfflineSync.SyncData.SyncInfoArray(String syncInfo)
at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.OfflineSync.SyncData.MoveData(String syncInfo, ITransferDataProvider transferDataProvider, Int32 progressSteps)
at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Outlook.OfflineSync.SyncData.Sync(ITransferDataProvider transferDataProvider, Int32 callPriority)
at Microsoft.Crm.Application.SMWrappers.OfflineSync.SyncThreadMethod() .

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Fix:

Uninstalled CRM client and then ran “lodctr /R:loadperf” on client machine from a command prompt. Reinstalled CRM client and went offline successfully.


Hope this helps someone else out as well.

David Fronk
Dynamic Methods Inc.