WINXP WMI not operative

Posted: 07-13-2006, 09:54 AM

Ian Batty

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Hi, folks.

I can't use disk defragmenter, I can't get a system restore beyond two days
ago, and all of my updates have been marked as "failed", despite having them
active some time ago. WORD 97 gives a messaage "cannot register this
document" when I start, and when I open any document that I've created in the
past.

The only thing I can think of is that I ran out of disk space and got a
"cannot set restore point" message on about five occasions in the last week
or two.

I've tried running WMI manaully, but I still cannot get defrag to work. I
cannot do a restore to before when the trouble started.

Any ideas?

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Marty List

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Re: WINXP WMI not operative

Posted: 07-15-2006, 03:25 PM

What are the error messages or symptoms? Descriptions like "I can't use
disk defragmenter" and "cannot get defrag to work" are not helpful. I don't
think defrag requires WMI, why do you think this is a WMI problem?

"Ian Batty" <IanBatty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi, folks.
>
> I can't use disk defragmenter, I can't get a system restore beyond two
> days
> ago, and all of my updates have been marked as "failed", despite having
> them
> active some time ago. WORD 97 gives a messaage "cannot register this
> document" when I start, and when I open any document that I've created in
> the
> past.
>
> The only thing I can think of is that I ran out of disk space and got a
> "cannot set restore point" message on about five occasions in the last
> week
> or two.
>
> I've tried running WMI manaully, but I still cannot get defrag to work. I
> cannot do a restore to before when the trouble started.
>
> Any ideas?

Ian Batty

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Re: WINXP WMI not operative

Posted: 07-16-2006, 12:19 AM

"Marty List" wrote:

>
> What are the error messages or symptoms? Descriptions like "I can't use
> disk defragmenter" and "cannot get defrag to work" are not helpful. I don't
> think defrag requires WMI, why do you think this is a WMI problem?
>

OK. I open Defreg, select a drive, click on "Analyse". Nothing happens. Same
if I click on "Defragment".
Why pick on WMI - because lots of other stuff which seems to rely on WMI
also does not work (System info, which does give a specific error message),
and Word 97. All apps were working perfectly before this started.

Ian Batty

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Re: WINXP WMI not operative

Posted: 07-16-2006, 12:53 AM

"Ian Batty" wrote:

>
>
> "Marty List" wrote:
>
> >
> > What are the error messages or symptoms? Descriptions like "I can't use
> > disk defragmenter" and "cannot get defrag to work" are not helpful. I don't
> > think defrag requires WMI, why do you think this is a WMI problem?
> >
>
> OK. I open Defreg, select a drive, click on "Analyse". Nothing happens. Same
> if I click on "Defragment".
> Why pick on WMI - because lots of other stuff which seems to rely on WMI
> also does not work (System info, which does give a specific error message),
> and Word 97. All apps were working perfectly before this started.

Oops! Wes has nailed it - DCOM was disabled.

Thanks all,

Ian.

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