Here's some tips that may help Fix "Error 1079. The Account Specified For This Service Is Different": 1. check out the service with which you’re facing this error msg in services.msc. FYI: The services in question might be: Windows Time (W32Time); Windows Event Log (eventlog) & Windows Firewall (MpsSvc). Add the problematic service to the Log On tab without login info.
2. For Dell users, if you met "Event Log service is unavailable. Verify that the service is running" first...
plz view dell.to/2VAM857 "How to resolve Windows Event Log error message: 1079?". 3. If you are using a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7, follow bit.ly/2YtcXF0 "Services fail to start and you receive an Error 1079 on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7". 4. Run the following command as admin: sc.exe config "eventlog" obj = "NT AUTHORITYLocalService". Reboot your computer later. 5. Open Regsitry Editor. Back up current registry settings. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog. Double-click ObjectName value and set its data as: For for Windows Vista & Windows 7 users: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService. for Windows XP viewers: set its data as LocalSystem. Restart your Windows. 6. Run the Hardware Troubleshooter. 7. Update all your device using the official resources (drivers). 8. Install the latest Windows updates. Reboot your PC later. Last but not least, back up your personal data, consider resetting or reinstalling your system.