Event Message:

WINS could not read the MaxRecsAtATime value (type DWORD) in the Wins\\Parameters\\ConsistencyCheck subkey of the registry. Set this value if you do not want WINS to replicate more than a set number of records in one cycle while doing periodic consistency checks of the WINS database. When doing a consistency check, WINS replicates all records of an owner WINS by either going to that WINS or to a replication partner. At the end of doing a consistency check for an owner's records, it checks to see if it has replicated more than the specified value in the current consistency check cycle. If the value has been exceeded, the consistency check stops, otherwise it continues. In the next cycle, it starts from where it left off and wraps around to the first owner if required.

Explanation:

When WINS does a consistency check, it replicates all records of an owner WINS by either going to that WINS or to a replication partner. WINS expects to replicate only the number of records specified by the MaxRecsAtATime value. At the end of doing a consistency check on an owner's records, it checks to see if more records have been replicated in the current consistency check cycle than is specified in the MaxRecsAtATime value. Replication stops when the maximum number of records to replicate has been reached. In the next replication cycle, WINS starts from where it left off and wraps around to the first owner, if needed.

User Action:

Open the registry and verify that the value of the MaxRecsAtATime entry has been set. Correct the value as needed. For information about the MaxRecsAtATime entry, see the Technical Reference to the Windows 2000 Registry (Regentry.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit CD-ROM. For general information about the registry, see Windows 2000 Registry in Windows 2000 Help.