Microsoft KB Archive/294345

= Registry Hive Fragmentation Behavior Is Not Configurable =

Article ID: 294345

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

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This article was previously published under Q294345



SYMPTOMS
The following Microsoft Knowledge Base article describes a registry entry and hotfix that you can use to configure the Registry Hive Cell Size algorithm:

283217 Registry Hive Fragmentation Fix May Cause Excessive SAM Registry Hive Size

This fix does not allow you to switch to the new behavior; it only uses the original behavior even if the registry key is changed. By default, this fix enables the original behavior.



CAUSE
The variable that is used to control this behavior is always set to zero, regardless of the registry value.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time   Size     File name     Platform --  06/04/2001  11:11  957,056  Ntkrnlmp.exe  Intel 06/04/2001 11:11  936,832  Ntoskrnl.exe  Intel NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB294345

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