Description for event id from source cannot be found

Question

When I write a log into windows event log, I get the event below, what\'s the root cause of this message, and how can I fix it? Many Thanks

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Answer 1

Use PowerShell to create your event log and source:

New-EventLog -LogName MyApplicationLog `
    -Source MySource `
    -MessageResourceFile C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\EventLogMessages.dll

You'll need the messages dll to avoid the problem you are seeing.