The WINS configuration key could not be created/opened.

The_WINS_configuration_key_could_not_be_created_opened._2_Rule (Rule)

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Sample Event
Windows 2000 message text: The WINS configuration key could not be created or opened. Check to see if the permissions on the key are set properly, system resources are low, or the registry is having a problem. Windows NT 4.0 message text: The WINS configuration key could not be created/opened.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.InternetNamingService.Windows_NT_4.0_WINS_Servers_Installation

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

4177

Event Source

WINS

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Low

Remotable

True

Alert Message

The WINS configuration key could not be created/opened.

$Data/EventDescription$

Event Log

System

Comment

Mom2005ID='{778C4DBB-887F-11D3-880B-0090270D4908}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={B3A051EE-6DC5-11D3-945B-0090275A5879}

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
_907D4578_146C_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
CollectEventData	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="The_WINS_configuration_key_could_not_be_created_opened._2_Rule" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.InternetNamingService.Windows_NT_4.0_WINS_Servers_Installation" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Comment="Mom2005ID='{778C4DBB-887F-11D3-880B-0090270D4908}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={B3A051EE-6DC5-11D3-945B-0090275A5879}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_907D4578_146C_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_" Comment="{907D4578-146C-11D3-AB21-00A0C98620CE}" TypeID="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Channel</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>System</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>WINS</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="Integer">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>4177</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse">

      <AlertGeneration>

        <GenerateAlert>true</GenerateAlert>

        <Owner/>

        <Description>

            $Data/EventDescription$

          </Description>

        <AlertLevel>40</AlertLevel>

        <ResolutionState/>

        <Source>

            $Data/PublisherName$

          </Source>

        <Name>The WINS configuration key could not be created/opened.</Name>

      </AlertGeneration>

      <InvokerType>0</InvokerType>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SystemCenterLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="DataWarehouseLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>