Windows 95/98 Server Tools Do Not Show Complete Event ID Descriptions (219017)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q219017 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you view the event logs of a Windows NT Server computer from a Windows 95 or Windows 98 computer with the Server Tools installed, the event descriptions are truncated. For example, the following event ID
The browser has forced an election on network \Device\NetBT_El90x1 because a Windows NT Server (or domain master) browser is started.
may be displayed as
The description for Event ID ( 8015 ) in Source ( BROWSER ) could not be found. It contains the following insertion string(s): \Device\NetBT_El90x1.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the hidden administrative shares have been disabled on the computer running Windows NT Server.
RESOLUTIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To resolve this problem, re-enable the hidden administrative shares. To do so: - Start REGEDT32 and select the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters - Change the value of AutoShareServer from 0 to 1.
- Exit REGEDT32 and restart the computer.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/20/2004 |
|---|
| Keywords: | kbprb KB219017 |
|---|
|