REG.EXE 1.04 and Earlier Err Msg: The Operation Could not be Completed

ID: Q187515

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SYMPTOMS

The Command-line Registry Manipulation Utility (Reg.exe) may fail with the following error message:

The operation could not be completed.


CAUSE

NetBIOS names have a limit of 15 characters. The Command-line Registry Manipulation Utility fails if the remote computer is 14 or 15 characters because it considers the two backslashes included as part of the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) as part of the computer name. For example, Reg.exe successfully connects to a computer with the name THIRTEENCHARS because it sees the UNC name as fifteen characters (\\THIRTEENCHARS). However, Reg.exe fails if the computer name is FIFTEENCHARACTR because it thinks the UNC name is seventeen characters (\\FIFTEENCHARACTR).

This problem occurs with Reg.exe version 1.04 and earlier.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem on Intel platforms, obtain Reg_x86.exe from the following Internet location:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt40/i386/

To resolve this problem on Alpha platforms, obtain Reg_axp.exe from the following Internet location:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt40/alpha/


MORE INFORMATION

Reg.exe ships with the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit. For more information on the use of this utility, please consult your documentation or type the following command at a command prompt:

reg /?

Additional query words: rkit 


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Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 10, 1999