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Replicated Registry Entry Missing Terminating Bytes
This article was previously published under Q305468
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
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the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
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Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
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SYMPTOMS
Application Center 2000 registry replication may fail to replicate the NULL terminator bytes for empty
REG_SZ values.
CAUSE
Application Center 2000 registry replication does not properly calculate the size of data when an empty string is replicated. The data size is always calculated as "0" for an empty string, which is incorrect because there are actually NULL terminator bytes that have to be written.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name
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08/09/2001 09:35p 130,272 Q305468.exe
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and create a new REG_SZ value under registry key HKLM\Software\Regtest\Test with a value of "xxx" (any suitable value).
- Create a new REG_SZ value HKLM\Software\Regtest\Empty and leave it as an empty string.
- Set up a registry replication application and set it to watch the registry key HKLM\Software\Regtest.
- Synchronize the application.
- Start Regedt32.exe and view the binary data on the target computer of registry key HKLM\Software\Regtest\Empty.Result: no binary data present
Expected result: binary data as 00 00
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
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