Dynamic Parameter Batch Size in InfoView

How do I increase the size of the batches used during prompting for a dynamic parameter? I am wanting to increase the batch size to a number that will actually allow me to get rid of the "batch" functionality on dynamic parameters. I am using Crystal Report Server 2008. I was able to increase the batch size in the Crystal Reports developer environment by editing the registry. However, I cannot figure out how to increase the batch size of the parameters in the CMC or InfoView environments.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Ashley

THanks for the response John. I tried changing those values and it did not work. However, I was able to find this thread:
[Crystal 2008 - Dynamic Paratemeter records|Crystal 2008 - Dynamic Paratemeter records]
Making the following change suggested increased the batch size of the prompts:
You can create or change a parameter in the Tomcat configuration file to set the batch size for long LOVs. Open the following file:
/Tomcat/webapps/CrystalReports/WEB-INF/web.xml
If it does not already exist, create this parameter:
<context-param>
<param-name>crystal_max_number_list_of_values</param-name>
<param-value></param-value>+
</context-param>
+Where in the above example is the number of items in the batch.
Thanks again for the help John. Looking in the registry at the areas you suggested allowed me to find other values I wanted to adjust as well.

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