Event Message:

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The DNS server has detected that the zone number has invalid or corrupted registry data. To correct the problem, you can delete the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server parameters in the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the zone using the DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced server parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.

Source

Event Log

Event ID

Event Type

DNS

System

500

Error

User Action:

To delete the zone from the registry:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.

  2. In the Open box, type regedit or regedt32 , and then press Enter .

  3. Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DNS\Zones subkey.

  4. Right-click the specified zone name in the left pane, and then click Delete .

  5. Close the registry editor, and then restart the computer.

  6. In DNS Manager, recreate the specified zone file using the appropriate server name.

  7. Click DNS on the menu bar, and then click Update Server Data Files .