Description for event id from source cannot be found

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I got this error after creating an event source under the Application Log from the command line using “EventCreate”.
This command creates a new key under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application

If you look at the Key that’s been created (e.g. SourceTest) there will be a string value calledEventMessageFile, which for me was set to %SystemRoot%\System32\EventCreate.exe.

Change this to c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\EventLogMessages.dll

Delete theCustomSource and TypesSupported values.

This should stop the “The description for Event ID….” message.

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