Strange Error Message In Event Viewer

[Guest]

Hey,
So I found this message in event viewer yesturday:
"The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is
part of the event:"

Then that's all it says. Please help!! I thought it was due to MSN Messenger
7.0 so I uninstalled it and went back to MSN Messenger 6.2 but that didn't
help (I did that yesturday). And there is more then one of these messages,
there is 157 since my format (November 11, 2004)!!! This error cause slow
logoff and then whoever logs on next it next they have to put up with a slow
account until they restart the computer, then it's back to normal.

Please help!!
- Barret

 

[Wesley Vogel]

It probably will tell you more.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

Windows XP Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...ows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033

 

[Guest]

Well here is all it said in the clipboard:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: (MSN/Windows) Messenger Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/30/2004
Time: 4:49:33 PM
User: N/A
Computer: *computer name, don't want to say it *
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is
part of the event: .

Please help, i have no clue what's going on

It probably will tell you more.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

Windows XP Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...ows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Hey,
So I found this message in event viewer yesturday:
"The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows)
Messenger Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have
the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display
messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the
/AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
for details. The following information is part of the event:"

Then that's all it says. Please help!! I thought it was due to MSN
Messenger
7.0 so I uninstalled it and went back to MSN Messenger 6.2 but that
didn't help (I did that yesturday). And there is more then one of
these messages, there is 157 since my format (November 11, 2004)!!!
This error cause slow logoff and then whoever logs on next it next
they have to put up with a slow account until they restart the
computer, then it's back to normal.

Please help!!
- Barret

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

By default, the Messenger service has been disabled in SP2.

Start/run, type: services.msc ,Right-click the service that you want to
configure, click Properties. On the General tab, in the Startup type box, To
restore Alerter service click Manual. To restore Messenger service click
Automatic.

(You only need these if you used commands like : Net send * "message here"
to popup a notice dialog box on a remote computer on your LAN.)

Well here is all it said in the clipboard:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: (MSN/Windows) Messenger Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/30/2004
Time: 4:49:33 PM
User: N/A
Computer: *computer name, don't want to say it *
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary
registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a
remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following information
is
part of the event: .

Please help, i have no clue what's going on

It probably will tell you more.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the
second
arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the event to the
Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related
Knowledge
Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

Windows XP Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...ows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Hey,
So I found this message in event viewer yesturday:
"The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows)
Messenger Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have
the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display
messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the
/AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
for details. The following information is part of the event:"

Then that's all it says. Please help!! I thought it was due to MSN
Messenger
7.0 so I uninstalled it and went back to MSN Messenger 6.2 but that
didn't help (I did that yesturday). And there is more then one of
these messages, there is 157 since my format (November 11, 2004)!!!
This error cause slow logoff and then whoever logs on next it next
they have to put up with a slow account until they restart the
computer, then it's back to normal.

Please help!!
- Barret

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Check out these threads...

can not start windows messenger
http://www.mcse.ms/message598651.html

Scroll down to:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found.
http://www.carobit.com/ShowThread/Windows XP/20030430121242Pino Carafa.html

The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found.
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?...ource=(MSN/Windows) Messenger Service&phase=1

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Well here is all it said in the clipboard:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: (MSN/Windows) Messenger Service
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date: 11/30/2004
Time: 4:49:33 PM
User: N/A
Computer: *computer name, don't want to say it *
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows) Messenger
Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the
necessary registry information or message DLL files to display
messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the
/AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
for details. The following information is part of the event: .

Please help, i have no clue what's going on

It probably will tell you more.

Event ID & the Event Source are very important.

To open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK

For any Events that seem related to the problem...

Double click the event in Event Viewer | Click: the button below the
second arrow (looks like two pages) [[Copies the details of the
event to the Clipboard.]] | Paste into Notepad | Click:
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Read all info | Copy and paste to Notepad | Click the [+] Related
Knowledge Base articles | Follow any links that might be useful

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308427

This can also be very useful.
You need to have the Event ID & the Event Source.

Windows XP Professional Events and Errors
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/su...ows Operating System&MajorMinor=5.1&LCID=1033

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Hey,
So I found this message in event viewer yesturday:
"The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( (MSN/Windows)
Messenger Service ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have
the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display
messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the
/AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
for details. The following information is part of the event:"

Then that's all it says. Please help!! I thought it was due to MSN
Messenger
7.0 so I uninstalled it and went back to MSN Messenger 6.2 but that
didn't help (I did that yesturday). And there is more then one of
these messages, there is 157 since my format (November 11, 2004)!!!
This error cause slow logoff and then whoever logs on next it next
they have to put up with a slow account until they restart the
computer, then it's back to normal.

Please help!!
- Barret