Event ID 129 for Removable Storage Manager After Reboot (228987)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

After you restart or install a new copy of Windows 2000 Server, the following informational message may be present in the system log:

The RSM service is delaying its start for 45 seconds to assist with boot time performance. Modify the registry value "DelayStart" in the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\NTMS" to modify the start delay. This value denotes the number of milliseconds to wait before starting the service."

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To make the change described above or add the value, modify the DelayStart value as follows. This value indicates the number of milliseconds to wait before starting the service:

Add value: DelayStart
Type: DWORD
Minimum value: 1000 (decimal = 1 second)
Maximum value: FFFFFFFF (hex = 4294967 seconds)
Default decimal data value: 1000 or 45000 if you see the above message

You may want to modify this value if you want the RSM service to start more quickly. This value is located in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\NTMS

Removable Storage Manager (RSM) makes it easy to manage online libraries (such as changers and jukeboxes) and track removable tapes and disks. RSM facilitates communication between removable-media storage systems and data management programs, such as Windows Backup and Remote Storage Service (RSS). RSM labels, catalogs, and tracks all media; controls the drives, slots, and doors; and provides uniform drive cleaning operations.