"License Violation" Error Message Is Displayed When You Enable Registry Auditing (260525)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q260525

SYMPTOMS

If you enable auditing on certain subkeys of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry key, the following error message may be displayed:
System Process - License Violation:
The system has detected tampering with your registered product type. This is a violation of your software license. Tampering with product type is not permitted.
This error message may appear multiple times if the Audit permissions on existing subkeys check box is selected.

STATUS

This issue is resolved in Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

The error message does not interfere with the auditing functions. Auditing still occurs as expected.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/11/2002
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB260525
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