Event Viewer Does Not Report System Log Errors Correctly (125573)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q125573

SYMPTOMS

Error and warning messages are not correctly handled by the System Log. When you attempt to view a message in Event Viewer, the following is displayed:
The description for event id (x) in source (XXX) could not be found...".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:KB125573
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