SMSINST: User Configuration Registry List Box Displays Only 1024 Keys

• Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

In Systems Management Server Installer 1.0, the Registry Keys summary property for the User Configuration installation attribute displays only 1,024 keys for any given hive. Similarly, it displays only 1,024 subkeys of any given key. For example:

• If HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT has 2,048 subkeys, only the first 1,024 are displayed.



• If the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface subkey has 2,048 subkeys, only the first 1,024 are displayed.

CAUSE

The list box on the Registry tab of the User Configuration dialog box is limited to displaying 1,024 keys.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned in the STATUS section of this article, or wait for the next version of Systems Management Server Installer. The hotfix should have the following timestamp:

   2/23/98      7:25pm      2,130,765 Smsinstl.exe 

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Additional query words: prodsms 1024

Keywords : kbbug1.10 kbbug1.20 smsinst
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug