Microsoft KB Archive/219017

= Windows 95/98 Server Tools Do Not Show Complete Event ID Descriptions =

Article ID: 219017

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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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.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: 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.

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