DisplayNameID

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\<Log-name>

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0x0 - 0xFFFFFFFF There is no default value for this entry.

Description

Stores the message identification number of the log name string.

This number indicates the message in which the localized display name appears. The message is stored in the file specified by the value of DisplayNameFile.

For example, if the value of this entry is 0x5, the localized display name for the log appears in Message ID 5.

If this entry does not appear in the registry for an event log, Event Viewer displays the name of the <log-name> registry subkey as the log name.

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Do not change the value of this entry. If you do, Event Viewer cannot locate the correct display name for an event log.

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