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The MaxPreloadEntries Registry Value Does Not Work and Defaults to 1,000 Entries

Article ID: 328566 - View products that this article applies to.
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SYMPTOMS

You can load only 1,000 preloaded entries from an Lmhosts file into the NetBIOS name cache, even if you specify more than 1,000 entries. This problem occurs if you set the MaxPreLoadEntries registry value to a data value of more than 1,000 in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

CAUSE

Windows does not use the registry value but instead uses a default value of 1,000 for the maximum number of entries in the NetBIOS name cache.

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 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:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix 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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   09-Sep-2002  21:16  5.0.2195.6052  144,304  Netbt.sys
   06-Sep-2002  15:10  5.2.41.0         3,584  Spmsg.dll        
   06-Sep-2002  15:10  5.2.41.0        46,080  Spuninst.exe     
   13-Jun-2001  02:05  5.0.2195.3727    3,856  Svcpack1.dll     
   06-Sep-2002  15:10  5.2.41.0        10,752  Spcustom.dll     
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Properties

Article ID: 328566 - Last Review: February 1, 2007 - Revision: 3.6
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Keywords: 
kbautohotfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbnetwork kbwin2ksp4fix kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix KB328566
       

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