Title: REGEDIT May Not Be Able to Import Registry with Large Keys 
Document Number: Q132064           Publ Date: 16-OCT-1995 
Product Name: Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product 
Product Version: 95 
Operating System: WINDOWS

  
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 The information in this article applies to: 
  
  - Microsoft Windows 95 
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 SYMPTOMS 
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 When you try to import the registry using Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE) in 
 real mode, you may receive either of the following error messages: 
  
  - Unable to open registry (14) - SYSTEM.DAT 
  
  - Error accessing the registry: The file may not be complete. 
  
 CAUSE 
 ===== 
  
 The real-mode stub of REGEDIT.EXE has the ability to export, import, and 
 create registry files. REGEDIT.EXE uses the internal real-mode registry 
 library to accomplish these tasks. The real-mode code in this library has 
 certain problems with large registry files. 
  
 For example, if there are many applications installed, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 
 may be quite large. If one of the structures in the SYSTEM.DAT file takes 
 up too much space in conventional memory, the registry cannot be accessed. 
  
 RESOLUTION 
 ========== 
  
 To work around this problem, use Registry Editor in protected mode. 
  
 STATUS 
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 Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We 
 are researching this problem and will post new information here in the 
 Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. 
  
 KBCategory: kbusage kbtool kberrmsg 
 KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 
 Additional reference words: 95


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