Microsoft KB Archive/149722

= Windows NT Registry Has a Limit of 300 Interfaces =

Article ID: 149722

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q149722





SYMPTOMS
OLE applications that create more than 300 interfaces will stop responding after registering 300 interfaces in the registry.



CAUSE
This is a limitation in the Windows NT 3.51 registry. The registry is limited to 300 interface keys.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.50 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: RPC OLE VB VC

Keywords: KB149722

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