Re: Error on 64 bit systems...

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I'm not having any trouble with this against Vista x64, which suggests the problem is not 64-bitness but security settings for the specific system in question. I suggest checking the following:

+ try to ping the machine in question (as well as any other 64-bit servers you have, as a comparison). If it drops ping requests, the firewall is probably configured very tightly. If it lets them through, the problem is more specific to WMI, and may even be an issue with a corrupt WMI repository.

+ Confirm whether the system is just an average server, or has a special configuration that may be causing security problems. Those would include a distinct domain role (being a member server only, for example, or not a domain member) or a special version such as SBS - unlikely given what you've said, but still possible.

+ Check the event logs on the system in question. I recall some of the 2006-2007 era patches causing possible problems with DCOM that could interfere with WMI. You'd be looking specifically for the following issues: blanket errors with the DCOM subsystem, WMI, or the Windows Firewall; and repeated remote authentication failures.

+ One other thing: is the account you are using to connect to the remote system in question one with local as well as domain administration privileges on the system in question?

"thestriver" <bijusinbox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:c2a93d36-af1f-48f2-a22f-6901420b8856@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I'm trying the following script on 32 bit remote servers and it is
working great. However, as soon as I use this same script to run on 64
bit systems, it gives me the errors mentioned after the script below:

'On Error Resume Next
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strServer = InputBox("Enter Server Name here: ")
strServer = Trim(strServer)
If IsEmpty(strServer) Then
WScript.Echo "You have to enter a valid Server Name...ending Script"
ElseIf Len(strServer) = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "You have to enter a valid Server Name...ending Script"
Else
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &
strServer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
\Environment"
strValueName = "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE"
oReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName,
strValue
If strValue = "x86" Then
WScript.Echo "32 bit OS"
Else
WScript.Echo "64 bit OS"
End If
End If

Error:
C:\BT\Scripts\2003SP2Auto\32or64.vbs(19, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime
error: Th
e remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable: 'GetObject'

Note: I'm trying to run the above script from a 2003 SP2 32-bit server
and entering a remote 64-bit server name at the prompt.

Please help !

.

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