| Event Id | 4224 |
| Source | Wins |
| Description | WINS encountered a database error. This may or may not be a serious error. WINS will try to recover from it. You can check the database error events under Application Log category of the Event Viewer for the Exchange Component, ESENT, source to find out more details about database errors. If you continue to see a large number of these errors consistently over time (a span of few hours), you may want to restore the WINS database from a backup. The error number is in the second DWORD of the data section. |
| Event Information | Cause: The WINS database might be damaged. Resolution: Build a new WINS database after backing up the existing WINS database and its log files: 1. Create a backup folder (for example, WINS_Old), and then move the current contents of the WINS folder to the new backup folder. WINS is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32\WINS\ folder. 2. Set WINS to start automatically: a. In Control Panel, double-click Services. b. In the Service list, click WINS, and then click Startup. c. Click Automatic, click OK, and then click Close. d. Close Control Panel. 3. Restart your computer. WINS automatically starts and builds a new WINS database. Related Event: Event ID: 4318, Event Source: Wins |
| Reference Links | Event
IDs 4318 and 4224: WINS Database Missing or Corrupt Debugging WINS Event ID 4224 Event ID 4224 Jet Errors in WINS WINS Could Not Come Up Due to Missing/Corrupt.. Cannot Restart WINS, and Event IDs 4224 and 4318 Appear WINS Fails to Start After Changing File Permissions |
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