log4net multiple appenders, writing to event viewer

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I am using log4net for logging, I have two appenders one file and other eventlog appender. I have register application in registry editor, problem is now both logger are writing in event viewer. I need fileAppender to write in file and eventLogAppender to be shown in event viewer.

<log4net>
<appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
  <file value="file.log"/>
  <appendToFile value="false"/>
  <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
    <header value="Logging Start &#xD;&#xA;"/>
    <footer value="Logging End &#xD;&#xA;"/>
    <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger: %message%newline"/>
  </layout>
</appender>

<appender name="EventLogAppender" type="log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender">

  <param name="ApplicationName" value="eventlog" />
  <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
    <conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />
  </layout>
</appender>

<root>
  <level value="DEBUG"/>
  <appender-ref ref="LogFileAppender"/>
  <appender-ref ref="EventLogAppender" />
</root>
</log4net>

and then in code

private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
// private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger("LogFileAppender");
private static readonly ILog logEvents = LogManager.GetLogger("EventLogAppender");

I have tried different things but no one is working, any solution?

Thanks!

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