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Q153946: XADM: Err Msg: Error Encountered Accessing Registry Keys/Value

Article: Q153946
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0, Japanese version 
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SYMPTOMS
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The following error might occur when you run Edbutil.exe /d /ds:

  Error encountered accessing registry keys/values for specified Exchange
  store.

  Operation terminated with error -1907

CAUSE
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The Edbutil utility assumes that the registry value below has been set. It will
not be set unless the Microsoft Exchange Optimizer program has been run either
during the installation process or afterwards:

  HKey_local_machine\system\CCS\services\MSExchangeDS\Parameters:
     EDB max buffers

WORKAROUND
==========

Run Microsoft Exchange Optimizer program to set this value or add this value to
the registry under HKey_local_machine\system\CurrentControlSet
\services\MSExchangeDS\Parameters:

Value Name: EDB Max Buffers
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 64
Radix: Hex


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange 4.0. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: 4.0 edbutil Japanese

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHLangJapanese kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0

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