I have a server which has an enormous registry, over 202 meg.
Mostly this was because of CRLs which had filled up the certificates key. We have corrected that problem and are utilizing a program that allows the CRLs to be copied to the hard drive, rather than the registry.
The server is a Windows 2000 Advanced server (sp4)with all patches applied. It is running IIS and is a member server in a large domain.
During our correcting of the above problem, we copied the registry file so as to eliminate all white space. See…
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=837330
Problem: When I now do an export of the registry, the file size is 32.1 meg.
However, when I check the size of the registry in the advanced properties of the server, it shows 202 meg.
Also an examination of the registry files in the %systempartition%\system32\config folder, the SOFTWARE file is still 202 meg.
How does one go about triming this file, though the registry export shows 32.1 meg.
I’m not a registry guru, but am not afraid to tackle any necessary steps.
Thanks in advance.
