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Reporting registry size

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by zlitocook

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I have a small company 30 computers 3 severs all running Windows 2000, a few have XP but those are mainly laptops. I have been cleaning and checking each as I go. I have found that most have/need the registry size increased. I have looked through MS website for hours to find out why. The reason I ask is before it is increased the system is acting funny/ blue screens, not able to open programs ect. XP dose not to seem to have this problem and 98/me never did. So what do I need to look for or change in 2000 to let it self adjust itself? I have used the server to upgrade all patches and AV software, and send it to all computers.

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by gralfus

If programs can't write to the registry (typically new installs wil take the most room), then you will see problems. It would be like a human brain with alzheimers.

Since the registry is measured in MB, it doesn't really take much room at all on modern hard drives. You can double what it is currently set to and that will probably work fine for a long time. Mine W2K box has a 21MB registry with a maximum size of 88.

I don't think W2K has a way to let Windows manage the registry size. I think the reason for the difference between Win98 and W2K in this regard is that they were intended for different purposes and had different histories (W2K didn't come from Win98 programming). XP was the effort to combine the usability features of Win98 with the robustness of W2K, etc.

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