Microsoft KB Archive/192821

= STOP 0x0000009A During Restore of Registry =

Article ID: 192821

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft BackOffice Server 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q192821



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to restore the registry from a backup device (such as a tape drive), the restore operation fails and the system displays the following STOP error message:

STOP 0x0000009A

SYSTEM_LICENSE_VIOLATION

This error appears even though Windows NT has been configured the same as the previous installation that you are trying to restore (domain controller type, same directory, and so on).



CAUSE
The error message is not typical of those normally associated with this STOP code. Verify whether the original registry (which is being restored) has been modified by the installation of McAfee Netshield virus protection software. Netshield places an extra value named ProductSuite in the following registry key:

If this value exists in the registry, the computer will generate a STOP error when you attempt to overwrite the registry key.



RESOLUTION
If the registry has been modified as noted above, there are two options to work around this problem:


 * Restore the registry to another installation of Windows NT in a different directory.
 * Install McAfee Netshield so that the new registry key matches the previous registry on the backup. This prevents the computer from detecting a difference between the two when a full restore is attempted.

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