WMI not working

[kaming]

Hi I was trying to do advanced setting in the "Local area connection" tab,and in the advanced tab when I click it could not display the setting or other options. Instead it has a message "windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The windows management instrumentation (WMI) might be corrupted.... and it ask to restore to an earlier time,the thing is I never used the system restore in xp,as it has been disable long time ago. Now how can I repair this so I can used the setting in the properties tab. I have been to MS. site about this topic but it appear jargeon to me of what it mean going to other pages for informations it is too hard for me to understand the topics written in this site. I am asking fellow members please help me how to solve it. I do not know much in technical terms. Thanks.

[N1K]

Maybe this will help:

WMI

[kaming]

Hi ninnox I have gone to the MS. site and follow their instruction,but the wmi could not be "stop" as the 'stop' is grey out with others,and now is automatic. Only the wmi drivers ext,the 'stop' button tab is visible,I did nothing on this tab. I locate the wbem folder, should I delete the contains of all the items in this folder,I am waiting for further help before I do it. Thanks.

[N1K]

Can you change its startup type?

[kaming]

Thanks for your speedy reply now wmi is automatic,but still I could not open the advanced tab for setting as mentioned. Any further help please.

[N1K]

Thanks for your speedy reply now wmi is automatic,but still I could not open the advanced tab for setting as mentioned. Any further help please.

Which settings tab can't you access?

If the WMI service is started then you shoud do the following:

Click Start, and then right-click My Computer.

On the shortcut menu, click Manage.

In the left pane of the Computer Management console, double-click Services and Applications.

Under Services and Applications, click Services.

In the right pane of the Computer Management console, locate and then right-click Windows Management Instrumentation.

On the shortcut menu, click Stop.

Start Windows Explorer, and then locate the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.

Delete all of the files in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.

Restart the computer.

The files that were deleted are re-created when the computer restarts.

NOTE: The Windows Management Instrumentation service starts automatically when you restart the computer.

[kaming]

Hi ninnox the tab in 'local area connection',in the advanced tab which is not visible only saying as mentioned earlier. I have deleted the Repository folder in which there are one FS and one folder I don't know what it is. After restart in the respository folder it is empty,in the services WMI is still displaying automatic. In the properties tab of wmi I click the "start" button it popup >Services: Could not start the wmi service on local computer.ERROR 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.( the tab mentioned stated "stop" that's why I tried the start button) Please help some one. Thanks.

PS. when I right click the wmi in the right plane as mentioned the stop,pause,resume and restart are grey out.

[N1K]

If the repository folder after a restart is still empty than the repository folder must be corrupted (possibly from an incorrect shutdown), and the recovery file must be unusable before the system attempts to recompile the MOF files (which is a last resort) to restore system data.

Have you installed XP SP2?

If u have then you should try recovery console. In the repository folder should be one file "$WinMgmt.CFG" and one subfolder "FS" with several files in it..

[kaming]

Hi ninnox I do not know what happen and how it cause this to happen,now what am I going to do I have xp cd. Can I use the CD to recover it ,please tell me how to do it in plain language. Thanks and waiting for your answer.

[N1K]

Do u have XP SP2 installed, if you don't, installation of SP2 could fix the problem, if you have than we'll use recovery console..

[kaming]

Hi please to hear from you all again,Finally my sp2 cd have arrived and I have installed it .It spot a new control pa and a few extra items in the network task page. Hi ninnox I have installed as mentioned the repository folder all the items is being installed that is the FS folder which contains 5 files which is 0 KB. is it normal. I still could not get the wmi to open same error message. I do hope all of you who have replied earlier and those I hope to hear from, please help me. Thanks.

[N1K]

To be honest I would reinstall windows at least System folder or better solution would be slipstreaming SP2 to WinXp Cd with NLite..

Backup important data on your computer, and then perform clean installation of Windows XP SP2...

Any other ideas guys...??

[kaming]

Thanks ninnox for your honesty I appreaciate what you said,I could not not understand much about slipstreaming SP2 to WinXp Cd with NLite, I am a novice in this subject. What do you mean by reinstall windows at least System folder how do you go with it. I wish to try it, I really am annoyed with SP2 since I installed it,when you start the computer a screen "Run as" popup allowing you to choose which account to run,when I choose in > the following user> where my name was in it it popup,logon failure. I also cannot apply any setting in the firewall as it said the firewall is not running the adminsistrator or computer admin. must start it. I am the computer admin. as from the user accounts stated. Any ideas how to overcome this. Thanks and hope you can suggest what ways to solve it.