Narayanan Lakshmanan [MSFT]

"Windows PowerShell" is the correct log. The way to get around this is to
Delete the "PowerShell" key under Eventlog and restart the system. Then you
will find that the events get logged properly.

--
Narayanan Lakshmanan [MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Development
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Fred J." <swim.instructor@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1160466376.235341.200730@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
>I get a simular response. I get 7 entries in the log like this
> Event Type: Information
> Event Source: PowerShell
> Event Category: (6)
> Event ID: 600
> Date: 10/10/2006
> Time: 2:52:35 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: MICRON
> Description:
> The description for Event ID ( 600 ) in Source ( PowerShell ) 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: Alias, Started, ProviderName=Alias
> NewProviderState=Started
>
> SequenceNumber=1 (increments to 7)
>
> HostName=ConsoleHost
> HostVersion=1.0.0.0
> HostId=970a58e0-68ea-4cf2-9e03-1d2c39f5f31d
> EngineVersion=
> RunspaceId=
> PipelineId=
> CommandName=
> CommandType=
> ScriptName=
> CommandPath=
> CommandLine=.
> and one entry as you described
> Event Type: Information
> Event Source: PowerShell
> Event Category: (4)
> Event ID: 400
> Date: 10/10/2006
> Time: 2:52:35 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: MICRON
> Description:
> The description for Event ID ( 400 ) in Source ( PowerShell ) 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: Available, None,
> NewEngineState=Available
> PreviousEngineState=None
>
> SequenceNumber=8
>
> HostName=ConsoleHost
> HostVersion=1.0.0.0
> HostId=970a58e0-68ea-4cf2-9e03-1d2c39f5f31d
> EngineVersion=1.0.0.0
> RunspaceId=281ce5e4-4f70-4ea7-9eb0-b93cf5d5f70a
> PipelineId=
> CommandName=
> CommandType=
> ScriptName=
> CommandPath=
> CommandLine=.
> Fred J.
>
> SDL wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Until recently I was using PowerShell RC1, however, I have just upgraded
>> to
>> PowerShell RC2. The upgrade process appeared to complete without issue.
>>
>> Since the upgrade, I have observed two minor issues concerning event
>> logging:
>>
>> 1. There are now two PowerShell event categories displayed in Event
>> Viewer,
>> "PowerShell" and "Windows PowerShell". The former appears to replace the
>> latter, as when I launch PowerShell all events appear in "PowerShell"
>> while
>> the other remains empty. Can anyone provide information on how to remove
>> what
>> appears to be a defunct logging category, I haven't had much luck digging
>> any
>> up.
>>
>> 2. All events logged by PowerShell take the form of:
>> Event Type: Information
>> Event Source: PowerShell
>> Event Category: (4)
>> Event ID: 400
>> Date: 10/10/2006
>> Time: 3:40:51 PM
>> User: N/A
>> Computer: METAPHYSICAL
>> Description:
>> The description for Event ID ( 400 ) in Source ( PowerShell ) 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:
>> Available, None, NewEngineState=Available
>> PreviousEngineState=None
>>
>> SequenceNumber=8
>>
>> HostName=ConsoleHost
>> HostVersion=1.0.0.0
>> HostId=f6b761ff-5e03-41f5-9d0e-be4356bd6413
>> EngineVersion=1.0.0.0
>> RunspaceId=45e74591-bfa2-45b7-a7fb-5be49344f3e8
>> PipelineId=
>> CommandName=
>> CommandType=
>> ScriptName=
>> CommandPath=
>> CommandLine=.
>> While the relevant information appears below the error message, it would
>> be
>> nice to remove the preceding message if it's not too much trouble. I am
>> viewing the events on the host computer, and have tried regardless
>> launching
>> Event Viewer with the /auxsource:ip/netbios/dns paremeters with no
>> success.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> -SDL
>