Registry Editor cannot export and import multiple-line REG_SZ values in Windows 2000 (319812)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q319812

SYMPTOMS

You cannot use Registry Editor to export and import multiple-line REG_SZ values in Microsoft Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   ----------------------------------------------------
   15-Nov-2001  10:57                 5,149   Empty.cat
   22-Apr-2002  08:02  5.0.2195.5641  73,488  Regedit.exe      
   19-Apr-2002  12:15  5.2.2.2        3,584   Spmsg.dll        
   19-Apr-2002  12:16  5.2.2.2        44,032  Spuninst.exe     
   12-Jun-2001  16:35  5.0.2195.3727  3,856   Svcpack1.dll     
   22-Apr-2002  08:02                 3,388   Regedit.dbg
   22-Apr-2002  08:02                 123,904 Regedit.pdb
   01-Apr-2002  13:16                 4,092   Eula.txt
   29-Apr-2002  10:13                 7,410   Q319812.cat
   19-Apr-2002  12:16  5.2.2.2        10,240  Spcustom.dll     
   19-Apr-2002  12:16  5.2.2.2        270,336 Update.exe       
   29-Apr-2002  10:10                 34,641  Update.inf
   29-Apr-2002  10:10                 87      Update.ver

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server product

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2005
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