fixed the event log error

samy.ps1

@@ -544,6 +544,77 @@ $ConfirmPreference  = 'None'
     #   - Level-based Event IDs and console colors
     #   - Global in-memory log cache
     #   - One-time Event Log/source initialization with optional auto-elevation
+    
+    function Ensure-SVSMspEventLog {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [string]$EventSource = "SVSMSP_Module",
+        [string]$EventLog    = "SVSMSP Events"
+    )
+
+    try {
+        # If the log already exists, we're done
+        if ([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::Exists($EventLog)) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        # If the source exists but is bound to another log, rebind it
+        if ([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists($EventSource)) {
+            $current = [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::LogNameFromSourceName($EventSource, '.')
+            if ($current -ne $EventLog) {
+                [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::DeleteEventSource($EventSource)
+            }
+        }
+
+        New-EventLog -LogName $EventLog -Source $EventSource -ErrorAction Stop
+    }
+    catch {
+        Write-Host "[Warning] Failed to ensure Event Log '$EventLog': $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    }
+}
+
+function Write-SvsMspEventLog {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$Message,
+
+        [ValidateSet('Information','Warning','Error')]
+        [string]$EntryType = 'Information',
+
+        [int]$EventId = 1000,
+
+        [string]$EventSource = 'SVSMSP_Module',
+        [string]$EventLog    = 'SVSMSP Events'
+    )
+
+    # First attempt
+    try {
+        Write-EventLog -LogName $EventLog -Source $EventSource -EntryType $EntryType -EventId $EventId -Message $Message -ErrorAction Stop
+        return
+    }
+    catch {
+        $errMsg = $_.Exception.Message
+
+        # Only self-heal for the specific missing-log case
+        if ($errMsg -like '*The Log name*SVSMSP Events*does not exist*') {
+            Ensure-SVSMspEventLog -EventSource $EventSource -EventLog $EventLog
+
+            # Retry once after creating the log
+            try {
+                Write-EventLog -LogName $EventLog -Source $EventSource -EntryType $EntryType -EventId $EventId -Message $Message -ErrorAction Stop
+            }
+            catch {
+                Write-Host "[Warning] Failed to write to '$EventLog' even after Ensure-SVSMspEventLog: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Write-Host "[Warning] Failed to write to '$EventLog': $errMsg" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+    
     function Write-LogHelper {
         <#
         .SYNOPSIS
@@ -789,6 +860,10 @@ if (-not [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists('$EventSource')) {
             $invokeParams.PassThru = $true
         }
 
+        if ($LogToEvent.IsPresent) {
+        Ensure-SVSMspEventLog -EventSource $EventSource -EventLog $EventLog
+        }
+
         if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('ForegroundColorOverride')) {
             # 1) print to console with the override color
             Write-Host $formatted -ForegroundColor $ForegroundColorOverride