Constant Error Messages

[aeternam]

I used vLite on Windows Vista Business x86. Now after a clean install I get:

WMI Reverse Peformance Adapter Maintenance Utility stopped working and was closed

A problem caused the application to stop working correctly. Windows will notify you if a solution is available.

I keep getting these errors for no reason at all. I am attaching the error message as well as the vLite session info.

Last Session

; vLite preset file

[information]

Version = 1.0 beta on 2.0.50727.42 Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2

Target = Windows Vista BUSINESS 32bit 6.0.6000.16386

[Components]

;# Accessories #

Accessibility

Mobility Center

Paint

Snipping Tool

Speech Support

System Information

Welcome Center

Windows Sidebar and Gadgets

Wordpad

;# Drivers #

Printers-Apollo

Printers-Brother

Printers-Citizen

Printers-Dell

Printers-Diconix

Printers-Epson

Printers-Fuji Xerox

Printers-Fujitsu

Printers-Generic

Printers-Gestetner

Printers-HP

Printers-IBM

Printers-Infotec

Printers-Konica

Printers-Konica Minolta

Printers-Kyocera Mita

Printers-Lanier

Printers-Lexmark

Printers-Minolta

Printers-Minolta-QMS

Printers-NEC

Printers-NRG

Printers-Oce

Printers-Oki

Printers-Okidata

Printers-Olivetti

Printers-Panasonic

Printers-QMS

Printers-Ricoh

Printers-Samsung

Printers-Savin

Printers-Seikosha

Printers-Sharp

Printers-Sony

Printers-Star

Printers-Tally

Printers-Tektronix

Printers-Wipro ePeripherals

Printers-Xerox

Scanners

Sound controllers

;# Games #

Game Explorer

Inbox Games

Premium Inbox Games

;# Hardware Support #

Fax Support

Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

Smartcards

;# Multimedia #

Movie and DVD Maker

Screensavers

SideShow

Sound Recorder

Windows Calendar

Windows Media Codecs

Windows Media Player

Windows Media Samples

Windows Photo Gallery

Windows Photo Viewer

;# Network #

Connect to a Network Projector

Internet Information Services

Remote Desktop and Assistance

Remote Desktop Client

Windows Collaboration

Windows Mail

;# Services #

Microsoft DFS Replication

Offline Files

Remote Registry

Secondary Logon

Volume Shadow Copy

Windows Remote Management

Windows Search

;# System #

Disk Defragmenter

Microsoft Agent

Natural Language

Performance Counters

ReadyBoost

Reliability and Performance Monitor

Security Center

Sync Center

System Restore

Tablet PC

Windows Backup

Windows Defender

Windows Easy Transfer

Windows SAT

Zip Folder

[Options]

UAC (User Account Control) = Disabled

Power scheme = High performance

[Protection]

[Drivers]

[unattended]

Last_Session.ini

[aeternam]

Anyone? This problem is really bothering me and I need help to fix it. Also I think I removed something that won't let me play WMV/WMA's, I think it might be something with the error messages. Even installing the codecs won't fix it.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Windows Media Codecs

Windows Media Player

You removed these right?

your innability to play those files are most likely a side effect of that.

[aeternam]

Alright, I will try and find a way to download the codecs but WMA/WMV isn't that important.

Although I would like to know if anyone has a solution to the WMI Reverse Performance Adapter errors I am getting.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Why not just build another disk and re-install?

[nuhi]

As for the other issue, WMI errors, try keeping the:

Performance Counters

Reliability and Performance Monitor

I will for sure check if it's possible to bypass the dependency, thx for reporting.

[aeternam]

I was also wondering if there was a codec package where I can download the Windows Media codecs. I really don't want to rebuild the install and reinstall my whole OS. I don't have any more CD's lying around and I don't have time to go out and buy. So I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to add the WM codecs back or a site to redownload them.

I also tried using CCCP (www.cccp-project.net) to play the WMV files but MPC is unable to render the videos, so I'm guessing I would still need the codecs even if I do have ffdshow installed.

[geo411m]

yes its called windows media lite. it allows you to play wmv files without having media player or its codec installed.

[dexter.inside]

nuhi, if you remove LOADPERF.DLL, is there any particular reason for keeping WMIADAP.EXE ?

Faulting application WMIADAP.EXE, version 6.0.6000.16386, 
time stamp 0x4549af43, faulting module loadperf.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, 
time stamp 0x4549bdc9, exception code 0xc0000135, fault offset 0x00008fc7, 
process id 0xdf8, application start time 0x01c7b18ac82e510b.

Edited June 18, 2007 by dexter.inside

[nuhi]

dexter.inside, I was just planning to keep loadperf in the next one but I'll see about the possibility to remove that with it instead, thx.

[dexter.inside]

this is the associated registry data for WMIADAP, component and SxS assembly.

HKLM\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\x86_microsoft-windows-wmi-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_b71d411922ad8f1f
\f!wmiadap.exe

HKLM\COMPONENTS\DerivedData\Components\x86_microsoft-windows-wmi-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_b71d411922ad8f1f
\f!wmiadap.tmf

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\DerivedData\Components\x86_microsoft-windows-wmi-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_b71d411922ad8f1f
\f!wmiadap.exe

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide\DerivedData\Components\x86_microsoft-windows-wmi-core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_b71d411922ad8f1f
\f!wmiadap.tmf

I believe that removing these keys will stop the error described in this topic. By removing loadperf.dll, the windows management instrumentation is left without performance monitoring anyways.

And I noticed that there is some performance gain after I removed performance counters, probably due to less background processing being done.

Edited June 19, 2007 by dexter.inside

[nuhi]

wmi-core? Then no way Hose...until the WMI is component by itself gonna keep the loadperf.

[dexter.inside]

I believe there is more to this problem... even with loadperf.dll in place, there are problems when msiexec is installing drivers via WMI on TrustedInstaller credentials. SQL 2005 Enterprise, SQL 2008 (codename Katmai), and VMware Workstation 6 will not install. Is there some other component that removes files related to WMI ?

Edit: I will investigate this on Windows Server 2008 later today

Edited June 19, 2007 by dexter.inside

[nuhi]

Probably counters, try keeping that component in vLite.