HealthAlertsSvc problem: .NET exception immediately after start

Hi,

I have a major problem with the HealthAlertsSvc on my Windows 2012 Essentials Server.

Here is the config file referenced in the services path property:

#
# Each service that you want to run in the shared hsbsServiceHost process under
# the SYSTEM account should have an entry here.
#
# Each "Provider" does not necessarily need to have it's own service. Reasons
# you might want to have a separate service:
#    * You intend your service to be started/stopped independently of the
#      others, or
#    * The service is an independent chunk that is SKU-specific
#
# If you don't need your own service, you can add your necessary start/stop
# code to the SystemService object specified below.
#
AlertFramework.dll!Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.ServerService

Here is the failure event:

+ System

  - Provider

   [ Name]  .NET Runtime
 
  - EventID 1026

   [ Qualifiers]  0
 
   Level 2
 
   Task 0
 
   Keywords 0x80000000000000
 
  - TimeCreated

   [ SystemTime]  2014-02-24T16:03:55.000000000Z
 
   EventRecordID 73932
 
   Channel Application
 
   Computer HomeServer.M60-AC-WF.local
 
   Security

- EventData

   Anwendung: SharedServiceHost.exe Frameworkversion: v4.0.30319 Beschreibung: Der Prozess wurde aufgrund eines Ausnahmefehlers beendet. Ausnahmeinformationen: System.NullReferenceException Stapel: bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.Internal.HealthAndDataCollectedReporter.ReportAlertToDeviceProvider(Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.AlertInfo) bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.Internal.HealthAndDataCollectedReporter.ReportInfoToDeviceProvider(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1<Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.AlertInfo>, System.Collections.Generic.IList`1<Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.Devices.DeviceProperty>) bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.Internal.HealthAndDataCollectedReporter.ReportHealthAndCollectedData(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1<System.String>) bei System.EventHandler`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].Invoke(System.Object, System.__Canon) bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.NetworkHealth.AlertFramework.Internal.DevicesManagerFacade.HandleConnectionOpened(System.Object, System.EventArgs) bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.ProviderConnector`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.internal.ConnectorInternals.IConnectionSucceeded<T>.SetConnection(System.__Canon) bei Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Common.ProviderFramework.internal.ConnectorInternals.AsyncConnector`1[[System.__Canon, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]].DoConnectionAttempt(System.Object) bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) bei System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) bei System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem() bei System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch() 

Anybody out there who can help me with this error ?
What do I have to do to avoid this one ?

As long as this error exists, no monitoring is possible.

Greetings,

Chris