Windows NT Does Not Recognize a Space in a Registry Value

Last reviewed: August 8, 1997
Article ID: Q165763

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you have a value entered in the registry that contains a space, Windows NT will not recognize characters past the space.

WORKAROUND

Remove the space from the value entered. If the value requires that a space be used, replace the space with an underscore.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: long file name
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbbug4.00 ntregistry NTSrvWkst kbnetwork
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.00
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: August 8, 1997
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