| Event Id | 4318 |
| Source | WINS |
| Description | WINS could not come up due to missing/corrupt database. Restore the database using WINS Manager or winscl.exe (in the res kit) and then restart WINS. If WINS still does not come up, start with a fresh copy of the database. To do this: 1) delete all the files in the %%SystemRoot%%\system32\wins directory. Note: if wins database file (typically named wins.mdb) is not in the above directory, check the registry for the full filepath. Delete the .mdb file. Note: if jet*.log are not in the above directory, check the registry for the directory path. Delete all log files. 2) net start wins Please click on OK to terminate WINS. |
| Event Information | CAUSE:
This behavior occurs because the WINS database is corrupt or could not be found in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wins directory. The error messages indicate that the WINS database is not running because of a corrupt, missing, or renamed Wins.mdb file. RESOLUTION: To resolve this problem, replace the WINS database. This can be achieved in two ways. The first method is to restore the WINS database from a backup using WINS Manager. WINS Manager has the capability to create WINS backups and restore WINS backups. |
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