Microsoft KB Archive/171768

= WinNT Err: Registry Structure Not Set Properly =

Article ID: 171768

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q171768



SYMPTOMS
When you check the Log Settings in the Event Viewer you may receive the following error message:

Registry Structure is not set Properly

In addition, you may also receive the error message:

System | Application | Security Event Log is full.



CAUSE
Registry corruption is usually the cause for this error message.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, perform the following steps:  Use an updated Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) and choose to inspect registry files then choose to replace SYSTEM configuration.

For additional information about using the ERD, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

156328 Description of Windows NT emergency repair disk

103280 Using an emergency repair disk created by Windows NT

113976 Using emergency repair disk with fault tolerant partitions

 If there is no current ERD, try the repair process search for the Repair information. Otherwise, a tape restore containing a recent backup of the registry will be needed to restore the SYSTEM hive.

Additional query words: corrupted logs eventviewer

Keywords: kbprb KB171768

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