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# Error Reading WINS Event Detail on a Computer Without WINS

Article ID: 124653

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q124653

## SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to view an event detail generated by the source Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) Event Viewer on a system that does not have WINS installed, you may the following error message appears:
The description for Event ID <xxxx> in Source WINS could not be found.
The <xxxx> variable represents the valid Event ID number.

## CAUSE

Event Viewer uses WINSEVNT.DLL provided by the WINS service to map the Event ID to a detailed text message. If the WINS service is not installed, Event Viewer fails to map the Event ID.

## RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, expand WINSEVNT.DDL_ from the Windows NT Serve version 3.5 installation media to the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32 subdirectory as WINSEVNT.DLL.

Additional query words: prodnt log

Keywords: KB124653