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by rabbit_runner

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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.

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by rabbit_runner

Yes, the server has been re-booted several times. We were given a span of time for the software install to re-boot as necessary. That was accomplished after the registry had been trimmed.

by rabbit_runner

No solution has been found. We are going to rebuild this server from scratch and put all the applications back on.

Thanks for your help.

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