Application Eventlog Error message

[Jay]

Hi,

I am getting following error in Application event log

"The description for Event ID ( 6006 ) in Source ( EventLog ) 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: . "

Any clue what registry Entry/DLL could be missing??

The image had clean dependency check and build had no errors.

Thanks

Jay

[KM]

Jay,

Either install Q824704 (it will bring the necessary hotfix to "Application Compatibility Core" component):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fc450e7-a2d9-4e75-b6ba-9570653f0891&DisplayLang=en

Or add drvmain.sdb file from XPe Repository to your image under \Windows\AppPatch on target:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded/search?group=microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded&q=drvmain.sdb&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

[Jay]

Hi KM,

I already have drvmain.sdb under AppPatch directory. I will try Q824704.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Jay
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[KM]

Jay,

Just in case, make sure that "Software Installation Group Policy Extension" component is also included.

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Your suggestion to include "Software Installation Group Policy Extension"
in the image fixed Eventlog ID 6006 problem but still I have event ID 6005
and 6009 which are also exhibiting same problem the detail follows
"
The description for Event ID ( 6009 ) in Source ( EventLog ) 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: 5.01.,
2600, , Multiprocessor Free.

The description for Event ID ( 6005 ) in Source ( EventLog ) 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: . "

Any thoughts ?

Thanks

Jay
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[KM]

Jay,

Did you include "Group Policy Client Core" component?

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Yes I did.

Regards,

Jay
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[KM]

Jay,

Then you would probably want to debug it more deeply.
Go to [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application] key on your target and compare its content to the same key
content on XP Pro. You will see all the different applications that are registered in app log.

The following components listed from XPe database that have some Dll's registration for the Eventlog\Application branch:

Base Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Device Update Agent [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Disk Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Event Log [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Event Log [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Folder Redirection Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Folder Redirection Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Group Policy Client Core [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
IIS Core Libraries [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]
IIS Core Libraries [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
IIS Core Libraries - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R624], [Visibility=200]
IIS FTP Server [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
IIS FTP Server [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
IIS FTP Server - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R625], [Visibility=1000]
IIS Web Server [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
IIS Web Server [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
IIS Web Server - Hotfix Q275657 [Version 5.1.2600, R641], [Visibility=1000]
IIS Web Server - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R649], [Visibility=1000]
Message Queuing (MSMQ) Core [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Message Queuing (MSMQ) Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Message Queuing (MSMQ) Trigger Service [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Message Queuing (MSMQ) Trigger Service [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Netmeeting [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]
Netmeeting [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Network Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Performance Counter Configuration [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Performance Logs and Alerts Service [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Performance Logs and Alerts Service [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]
Performance Monitor [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Performance Monitor [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
SNMP Event Translator [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Software Installation Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Software Installation Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Software Installation Group Policy MMC Snap-In [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Software Installation Group Policy MMC Snap-In [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Windows Backup Utility [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=50]
WMI Core [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
WMI Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Try to include one-by-one (probalby leaving out or for the last some obviously heavy components like IIS, WMI).
Don't bother to search for components with old revisions (listed twice in the list above). Just include the components and it will
promise to use the latest ones.

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Thanks for the information you provided. I checked the components that are
listed and I have them in my image except 3, Net Meeting , message Queuing
and windows backup utility.

I also compared the Event log\Application branch of the registry with XP Pro
and found except few application entries they match.( The application
entries like NERO, SQLServer etc. are not needed in image and are not in)
I had also tried to load Event log\Application registry key from XP Pro to
the image registry but it still reported errors in event log (shotgun
approach).

One question I have is the Event ID 6009, 6006, 6005 which are recorded in
Application Log on XPe Image, but the same entries are recorded in System
Log on XP Pro (of course without any errors). Why is this different ?

I am also suspecting that one or more DLL which event log uses is not
getting registered.

Is there any tool or command to find out what DLL are registered then I can
compare it among image and XP Pro installation.

I really appreciate all the help you are providing for this problem.

Regards,

Jay.

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[KM]

Jay,

Previously I just showed you the list of components that are registered in Application log.
Since you saw the messages in System log too it would make sense to check all the components that are registered as Eventlog
sources:

Auditing Resource DLLs [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]

Base Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]

CompactPCI Hot Swap Support [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Device Update Agent [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Disk Management Basic Volume Runtime [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Disk Management Dynamic Volume Runtime [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]
Disk Management Services [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]

Disk Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]

El Torito CD [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Event Log [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

First Boot Agent (FBA) [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

Folder Redirection Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Group Policy Client Core [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
IIS Common Libraries [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

IIS Core Libraries [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

IIS Core Libraries - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R624], [Visibility=200]

IIS FTP Server [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

IIS FTP Server - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R625], [Visibility=1000]
IIS Web Server [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

IIS Web Server - Hotfix Q319733 [Version 5.1.2600.41.1, R649], [Visibility=1000]

Intel Microcode Update Driver [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Internet Authentication Service (IAS) and Remote Access Common Files [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]

Local Security Authority Subsystem (LSASS) [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

Message Queuing (MSMQ) Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Message Queuing (MSMQ) Trigger Service [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

MPS Multiprocessor PC [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

MPS Uniprocessor PC [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Netmeeting [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

Network Performance Counters [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]

Performance Counter Configuration [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]

Performance Logs and Alerts Service [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

Performance Monitor [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) - Hotfix Q314147 [Version 5.1.2600.28.1, R622], [Visibility=1000]

SNMP Event Translator [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=1000]

Software Installation Group Policy Extension [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Software Installation Group Policy MMC Snap-In [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

System Restore Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Terminal Services Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]
Volume Shadow Copy Service [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Windows Backup Utility [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=50]

Windows CE USB Serial Host Driver [Version 5.1.2600, R620], [Visibility=200]
Windows Image Acquisition Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=200]

WMI Core [Version 5.1.2600.1106, R1507], [Visibility=1000]

Some information for you about the EventLog: http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/Cpp/cpp_managed/threads/article.php/c8895/
And MDSN, of course.

KM

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Thanks for the Information. I checked all the components that apply to my
image and seems to be at right level.

One thing I am wondering is that these events should be recorded by Eventlog
in systems log yet I see them with the error message in Application log. On
XP Pro these messages are in System log. Does it mean that Eventlog service
had problem reporting this events and reported as application error messages
?

I had also copied all registry entry from relating to Eventlog (under
HKLM\CurrentControlset\Services) from working XP Pro to my image and still
got same errors which leads me to believe that one or more DLL may not be
registered or missing. Dependency check and build is clean so missing dll
is less likely than registering dll.

I also checked my FBA log and found following entries which gives errors

"" [FBARegQueue: DllInstall] C:\CNAE_XP\WINDOWS\System32\eventcls.dll
(Error: 0x8000ffff)
11:00:12 AM - [FBARegQueue: DllInstall]
C:\CNAE_XP\WINDOWS\System32\swprv.dll (Error: 0x8000ffff) ""

Any Idea what these errors mean ( what is Dll Install) ? and what is
missing in configuration?

Thanks again,

Regards
Jay

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[KM]

Jay,

> One thing I am wondering is that these events should be recorded by Eventlog
> in systems log yet I see them with the error message in Application log. On
> XP Pro these messages are in System log. Does it mean that Eventlog service
> had problem reporting this events and reported as application error messages ?

Most likely. (Although to be 100% sure I must see the Dll's source code :) which is unlilely possible )

> I had also copied all registry entry from relating to Eventlog (under
> HKLM\CurrentControlset\Services) from working XP Pro to my image and still
> got same errors which leads me to believe that one or more DLL may not be
> registered or missing. Dependency check and build is clean so missing dll
> is less likely than registering dll.
>
> I also checked my FBA log and found following entries which gives errors
>
> "" [FBARegQueue: DllInstall] C:\CNAE_XP\WINDOWS\System32\eventcls.dll
> (Error: 0x8000ffff)
> 11:00:12 AM - [FBARegQueue: DllInstall]
> C:\CNAE_XP\WINDOWS\System32\swprv.dll (Error: 0x8000ffff) ""

These Dlls belong to "Volume Shadow Copy Service" - you've already go this component in your image.
Could you also check if "COM+ Services" is in your configuration? ANd if the COM+ service is running fine at run time?

Btw, regarding these errors Microsoft input was : "These two errors are benign and can be ignored- they are att-empting to
register the dlls before another component has been installe-d. They get registered later successfully. "

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded/msg/f6a1c82cba279855

> Any Idea what these errors mean ( what is Dll Install) ? and what is
> missing in configuration?

They don't mean much beside the fact that there is a "Catastrophic failure" with those components (Dlls). The error description
(E_UNEXPECTED) is useless to us now :-(

KM

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Thanks for the info.

Can you check to see on working image that you have( preferably SP1
based if you have one)
event log ID entries 6006, 6005, 6009 are reported on System log or
application log ?

Thanks,

Jay
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[KM]

Jay,

I checked one of the XPProEmulation images I have created locally and the events you are interested in were reported there only in
Application log.
Keep in mind that XPProEmulation image virtually included all the software components from XPe SP1 database.

[Jay]

Hi KM,

Thanks for the information I will let you know if I make any progress on
this problem.

Thanks for all your help and information you provided.

Regards,

Jay
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[SilentCode]

I think that if an event is logged and an entry is not found in the system
registry key it defaults to an application error.

see my reply to the post titled " The description for Event ID (...) in
Source (...) cannot be XPE SP2" for a possible reason why the eventlog keys
are not being created correctly for some services

Thanks,
Ed.

"Jay" wrote:

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