Low on Registry Space

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I am receiving the Message: Windows: Low on Registry Space. The system has
reached the maximum sized allowed for the system part of the registry.
Additional Storage requests will be ignored.

Started to receive this message after restoring some files.

OS: Windows Server 2003 w/SP2 and latest hotfixes

Have 3 GB of memory, and page file size of 6 GB.

System will not come up for users to access the server.
Any ideas?

Thanks

Don Jones
 
RE: Low on Registry Space

Hello Don,
There are acouple of possible causes for this.
1) Check if we have a value called RegistrySizeLimit created under the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. This isn't created by
default
2) there is an application\driver that is writing values to the registry
until the maximum size is reached.
There are limits to how large the registry hives can get.
See this article
302594 The System hive memory limitation is improved in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302594

What is the size of the \windows\system32\config\system file?

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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| >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
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| >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
| >Subject: Low on Registry Space
| >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:48:00 -0700
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| >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >
| >I am receiving the Message: Windows: Low on Registry Space. The system
has
| >reached the maximum sized allowed for the system part of the registry.
| >Additional Storage requests will be ignored.
| >
| >Started to receive this message after restoring some files.
| >
| >OS: Windows Server 2003 w/SP2 and latest hotfixes
| >
| >Have 3 GB of memory, and page file size of 6 GB.
| >
| >System will not come up for users to access the server.
| >Any ideas?
| >
| >Thanks
| >
| >Don Jones
| >
 
RE: Low on Registry Space

Darrell,

Thanks for the reply.

1) Value RegistrySizeLimit does not exist

2) System Hive is 4.9 MB

Don Jones

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello Don,
> There are acouple of possible causes for this.
> 1) Check if we have a value called RegistrySizeLimit created under the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. This isn't created by
> default
> 2) there is an application\driver that is writing values to the registry
> until the maximum size is reached.
> There are limits to how large the registry hives can get.
> See this article
> 302594 The System hive memory limitation is improved in Windows Server 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302594
>
> What is the size of the \windows\system32\config\system file?
>
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
> --------------------
> | >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
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> | >X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 207.46.19.168
> | >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
> | >Subject: Low on Registry Space
> | >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:48:00 -0700
> | >Lines: 16
> | >Message-ID: <D51D8E5B-285C-4549-87D7-0A852352C1C5@microsoft.com>
> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
> | >Content-Type: text/plain;
> | > charset="Utf-8"
> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> | >X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
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> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:44571
> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >
> | >I am receiving the Message: Windows: Low on Registry Space. The system
> has
> | >reached the maximum sized allowed for the system part of the registry.
> | >Additional Storage requests will be ignored.
> | >
> | >Started to receive this message after restoring some files.
> | >
> | >OS: Windows Server 2003 w/SP2 and latest hotfixes
> | >
> | >Have 3 GB of memory, and page file size of 6 GB.
> | >
> | >System will not come up for users to access the server.
> | >Any ideas?
> | >
> | >Thanks
> | >
> | >Don Jones
> | >
>
>
 
RE: Low on Registry Space

Hello,
It's not 1 or 2 then.
2 is well below the maximum.
Take a look at this location
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{28d78fad-
5a12-11d
1-ae5b-0000f803a8c2}\##?#Root#RDPDR#0000#{28d78fad-5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a8
c2}
How many entries below it?

What is the value on this key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{28d78fad
-5a12-11
d1-ae5b-0000f803a8c2}\##?#Root#RDPDR#0000#{28d78fad-5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a
8c2}\Con
trol]
"ReferenceCount"=dword:00000000

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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| >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
| >thread-index: AckTbV5uplREPqQ4RemtNYcO+HetFg==
| >X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 65.55.10.14
| >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
| >References: <D51D8E5B-285C-4549-87D7-0A852352C1C5@microsoft.com>
<fWHSEd2EJHA.1640@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
| >Subject: RE: Low on Registry Space
| >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:48:01 -0700
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| >Message-ID: <C4B09942-DCC7-41A9-A4B5-021C2E426334@microsoft.com>
| >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >Content-Type: text/plain;
| > charset="Utf-8"
| >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
| >X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
| >Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
| >Importance: normal
| >Priority: normal
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| >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
microsoft.public.windows.server.general:44591
| >NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
| >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >
| >Darrell,
| >
| >Thanks for the reply.
| >
| >1) Value RegistrySizeLimit does not exist
| >
| >2) System Hive is 4.9 MB
| >
| >Don Jones
| >
| >""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
| >
| >> Hello Don,
| >> There are acouple of possible causes for this.
| >> 1) Check if we have a value called RegistrySizeLimit created under the
key
| >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. This isn't
created by
| >> default
| >> 2) there is an application\driver that is writing values to the
registry
| >> until the maximum size is reached.
| >> There are limits to how large the registry hives can get.
| >> See this article
| >> 302594 The System hive memory limitation is improved in Windows Server
2003
| >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302594
| >>
| >> What is the size of the \windows\system32\config\system file?
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >>
| >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
| >> --------------------
| >> | >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
| >> | >thread-index: AckTOxOM5/+OM+4mSvmZD58+RgbdlA==
| >> | >X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 207.46.19.168
| >> | >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
| >> | >Subject: Low on Registry Space
| >> | >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:48:00 -0700
| >> | >Lines: 16
| >> | >Message-ID: <D51D8E5B-285C-4549-87D7-0A852352C1C5@microsoft.com>
| >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
| >> | >Content-Type: text/plain;
| >> | > charset="Utf-8"
| >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
| >> | >X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
| >> | >Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
| >> | >Importance: normal
| >> | >Priority: normal
| >> | >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.3119
| >> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >> | >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
| >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:44571
| >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
| >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
| >> | >
| >> | >I am receiving the Message: Windows: Low on Registry Space. The
system
| >> has
| >> | >reached the maximum sized allowed for the system part of the
registry.
| >> | >Additional Storage requests will be ignored.
| >> | >
| >> | >Started to receive this message after restoring some files.
| >> | >
| >> | >OS: Windows Server 2003 w/SP2 and latest hotfixes
| >> | >
| >> | >Have 3 GB of memory, and page file size of 6 GB.
| >> | >
| >> | >System will not come up for users to access the server.
| >> | >Any ideas?
| >> | >
| >> | >Thanks
| >> | >
| >> | >Don Jones
| >> | >
| >>
| >>
| >
 
RE: Low on Registry Space

Darrell,

For
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{28d78fad-
5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a8c2}\##?#Root#RDPDR#0000#{28d78fad-5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a8 Their are 32 entries.

There is no value called ReferenceCount.

Don Jones

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello,
> It's not 1 or 2 then.
> 2 is well below the maximum.
> Take a look at this location
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{28d78fad-
> 5a12-11d
> 1-ae5b-0000f803a8c2}\##?#Root#RDPDR#0000#{28d78fad-5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a8
> c2}
> How many entries below it?
>
> What is the value on this key
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses\{28d78fad
> -5a12-11
> d1-ae5b-0000f803a8c2}\##?#Root#RDPDR#0000#{28d78fad-5a12-11d1-ae5b-0000f803a
> 8c2}\Con
> trol]
> "ReferenceCount"=dword:00000000
>
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
> --------------------
> | >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
> | >thread-index: AckTbV5uplREPqQ4RemtNYcO+HetFg==
> | >X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 65.55.10.14
> | >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
> | >References: <D51D8E5B-285C-4549-87D7-0A852352C1C5@microsoft.com>
> <fWHSEd2EJHA.1640@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl>
> | >Subject: RE: Low on Registry Space
> | >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:48:01 -0700
> | >Lines: 75
> | >Message-ID: <C4B09942-DCC7-41A9-A4B5-021C2E426334@microsoft.com>
> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
> | >Content-Type: text/plain;
> | > charset="Utf-8"
> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> | >X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
> | >Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
> | >Importance: normal
> | >Priority: normal
> | >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.3119
> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:44591
> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >
> | >Darrell,
> | >
> | >Thanks for the reply.
> | >
> | >1) Value RegistrySizeLimit does not exist
> | >
> | >2) System Hive is 4.9 MB
> | >
> | >Don Jones
> | >
> | >""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:
> | >
> | >> Hello Don,
> | >> There are acouple of possible causes for this.
> | >> 1) Check if we have a value called RegistrySizeLimit created under the
> key
> | >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control. This isn't
> created by
> | >> default
> | >> 2) there is an application\driver that is writing values to the
> registry
> | >> until the maximum size is reached.
> | >> There are limits to how large the registry hives can get.
> | >> See this article
> | >> 302594 The System hive memory limitation is improved in Windows Server
> 2003
> | >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;302594
> | >>
> | >> What is the size of the \windows\system32\config\system file?
> | >>
> | >> Thanks,
> | >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
> | >>
> | >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
> | >> --------------------
> | >> | >Thread-Topic: Low on Registry Space
> | >> | >thread-index: AckTOxOM5/+OM+4mSvmZD58+RgbdlA==
> | >> | >X-WBNR-Posting-Host: 207.46.19.168
> | >> | >From: =?Utf-8?B?RG9uIEpvbmVz?= <DonJones@discussions.microsoft.com>
> | >> | >Subject: Low on Registry Space
> | >> | >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:48:00 -0700
> | >> | >Lines: 16
> | >> | >Message-ID: <D51D8E5B-285C-4549-87D7-0A852352C1C5@microsoft.com>
> | >> | >MIME-Version: 1.0
> | >> | >Content-Type: text/plain;
> | >> | > charset="Utf-8"
> | >> | >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> | >> | >X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
> | >> | >Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
> | >> | >Importance: normal
> | >> | >Priority: normal
> | >> | >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.3119
> | >> | >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >> | >Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> | >> | >Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl
> | >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:44571
> | >> | >NNTP-Posting-Host: tk2msftibfm01.phx.gbl 10.40.244.149
> | >> | >X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general
> | >> | >
> | >> | >I am receiving the Message: Windows: Low on Registry Space. The
> system
> | >> has
> | >> | >reached the maximum sized allowed for the system part of the
> registry.
> | >> | >Additional Storage requests will be ignored.
> | >> | >
> | >> | >Started to receive this message after restoring some files.
> | >> | >
> | >> | >OS: Windows Server 2003 w/SP2 and latest hotfixes
> | >> | >
> | >> | >Have 3 GB of memory, and page file size of 6 GB.
> | >> | >
> | >> | >System will not come up for users to access the server.
> | >> | >Any ideas?
> | >> | >
> | >> | >Thanks
> | >> | >
> | >> | >Don Jones
> | >> | >
> | >>
> | >>
> | >
>
>
 
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