Editing the Registry

You can edit the Microsoft registry to reduce the risk of jobs failing when executing Excel components on Windows stations.

  1. Click the Windows Start button, and in the search text box enter regedit to access the Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
    The Registry Editor appears.
  2. Navigate to the following directory:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

  3. Select SessionViewSize.
    1. In the Value data text box, enter 80.
    2. Click OK.
  4. Navigate to the following directory:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems

    1. Select Windows.
    2. In the Value data text box, locate the Windows SharedSection parameter.

      The parameter has the following formats:

      • SharedSection=aaaa,bbbb
      • SharedSection=aaaa,bbbb,cccc
      • SharedSection=aaaa,bbbb,cccc,dddd

    3. Add or edit the third value as follows:

      Windows SharedSection=aaaa,bbbb,10240

    4. Click OK.
  5. Close the Registry Editor.