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Q: Is it possible to relocate the metabase using a registry key? A: The metabase is stored in a special format file, by default named METABASE.BIN in the INETSRV directory in which you installed IIS. You can move or rename the file and change the Windows NTŪ registry setting that tells IIS where to find the file on startup. To relocate or rename the metabase file, you will need to stop IIS, move or rename the file, and modify the registry key LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\INetMgr\\Parameters. Add a REG_SZ value to this key named MetadataFile that specifies the new complete path of the metabase file including the drive letter and file name. - Wayne Berry |
