Open the registry on the Exchange 2003 server go to this key:

For Private Information Store – HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\(Server Name)\Private-{GUID}

For Public Information Store – HDLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\(Server Name)\Public-{GUID}

 

Under the database, create the following registry information:

Value Type: REG_DWORD

Value Name: Database Size Limit in GB

Enter a Decimal Value -  For the Standard Edition of Exchange, you can enter numbers between 1 and 75. For the Enterprise Edition, you can enter numbers between 1 and 8000.

 

Use Exchange System Manager and Dismount the Private or Public Store in order for the changes to be applied.