If WMI is working properly, you will see "Successfully connected to <local computer>". If WMI is broken, you will see one or more error messages in the dialog. Information gathered by WMI is stored in a collection of system files called a repository. If repository data becomes corrupt, WMI might not function properly. Resolution The errors are addressed by the suggested hotfixes for WMI related issues on Windows platforms that improve the stability of the Windows Management Instrumentation repository. Install latest hotfixes for WMI as they can help prevent issue from recurring. Hotfixes XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933062/en-us Hotfixes Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2464876/en-us (Windows XP) Re-registering the WMI components The .DLL and .EXE files used by WMI are located in %windir%system32\wbem directory. If you are running a 64-bit system you might also need to check for .DLLs and .EXE files in %windir%\sysWOW64\wbem. You might need to re-register all the .DLL and .EXE files in this directory. To re-register the WMI components, Copy this into Notepad as save as re.registerWMI.cmd in a temp directory (C:\temp) @echo on Regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\System32\wbem\wmidcprv.dll cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem for %%i in (*.dll) do RegSvr32 -s %%i for %%i in (*.exe) do %%i /RegServer net stop winmgmt net start winmgmt :End Click Start, Run and type CMD and type the following commands: C:\temp\re.registerWMI.cmd Press Enter This message box may appear:
If WMI is working properly, you will see "Successfully connected to <local computer>". If WMI is broken, you will see one or more error messages in the dialog. Information gathered by WMI is stored in a collection of system files called a repository. If repository data becomes corrupt, WMI might not function properly. Resolution The errors are addressed by the suggested hotfixes for WMI related issues on Windows platforms that improve the stability of the Windows Management Instrumentation repository. Install latest hotfixes for WMI as they can help prevent issue from recurring. Hotfixes XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933062/en-us Hotfixes Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2464876/en-us (Windows XP) Re-registering the WMI components The .DLL and .EXE files used by WMI are located in %windir%system32\wbem directory. If you are running a 64-bit system you might also need to check for .DLLs and .EXE files in %windir%\sysWOW64\wbem. You might need to re-register all the .DLL and .EXE files in this directory. To re-register the WMI components, Copy this into Notepad as save as re.registerWMI.cmd in a temp directory (C:\temp) @echo on Regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\System32\wbem\wmidcprv.dll cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem for %%i in (*.dll) do RegSvr32 -s %%i for %%i in (*.exe) do %%i /RegServer net stop winmgmt net start winmgmt :End Click Start, Run and type CMD and type the following commands: C:\temp\re.registerWMI.cmd Press Enter This message box may appear:
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