Q122867: Registry Keys Are Limited to 60 KB Each

Article: Q122867
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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The Windows 95 registry is limited to approximately 60 kilobytes (KB) per key.
This limit consists of value names, value data, and some fixed overhead.

MORE INFORMATION
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This limitation has been removed in Microsoft Windows 98. However, if you create
a registry hive with a key larger than 60 KB in Windows 98 and then load the
hive on a Windows 95-based computer, extra information (values and their data)
is lost.

Additional query words: size 64

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Keywords          : kbenv win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbinfo

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