"% Registry Quota In Use" counter does not apply to Windows XP (300510)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q300510

SYMPTOMS

In System Monitor, the "% Registry Quota in Use" counter under the System object is not applicable on a Windows XP computer, and the value that is reported is not the actual percentage of the registry quota that is currently in use.

CAUSE

Windows XP does not have a limit on the size of the registry. This counter has been left in Windows XP to maintain backwards compatibility.

For additional information about registry size limits in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

292726 Registry Size Limit functionality has been removed from Windows Server 2003 and from Windows XP

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB300510
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