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"Error 0x80040403 (MAPI_E_TABLE_TOO_BIG)" error message when you click Public Folder Instances in Exchange System Manager


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Symptoms

When you click Public Folder Instances under Public Folder Store ServerName in Exchange System Manager to view your public folder instances, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:
Error 0x80040403 (MAPI_E_TABLE_TOO_BIG).

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Cause

This problem occurs if there are more than 65,535 public folders in the public folder store. The maximum number of rows that a MAPI table contains is 65,535 rows.

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Resolution

Cumulative Rollup Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 (SP3) Rollup. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824282� September 2003 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 Rollup

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378� How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack

File Information

Component: Messaging Database

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
----------------------------------------------------
08-Apr-2003  20:01  6.0.6453.0  745,472   Mapi32.dll 

After You Apply This Hotfix

After you apply this hotfix, you can configure the maximum number of rows that you want for the MAPI table. To do so, add the
MaxAllowedRows
DWORD value to the following registry key, and then set the value to the number of rows that you want:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Applications\Mmc
To do so, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
  3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Applications
  4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
  5. Type mmc, and then press ENTER.
  6. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
  7. Type MaxAllowedRows, and then press ENTER.
  8. On the Edit menu, click Modify.
  9. In the Value data box, type the maximum number of rows that you want to set for the MAPI table, and then click OK.

    For example, if you want to configure the MAPI table to contain 200,000 rows for public folders, click Decimal, type 200000 in the Value data box, and then click OK.

    Note If you specify a value that is less than 65,535 rows, the maximum number of rows that the MAPI table contains is 65,335 (or 0x000ffff in hexadecimal format).
  10. Quit Registry Editor.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords: KB818531, kbbug, kbexchange2000presp4fix, kbfix, kbqfe, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbautohotfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 818531
Revision : 8
Created on : 10/26/2006
Published on : 10/26/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 347