I get the following error message when trying to access system info:
"Cannot access the Windows Management Instrumentation Software. Windows
Management files may be moved or missing" I also get the following error
message in the event viewer:
Unable to start a DCOM Server: {73E709EA-5D93-4B2E-BBB0-99B7938DA9E4}. The
error:
"Access is denied. "
Happened while starting this command:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe -Embedding
Made sure the event log, RPC and WMI services were started but still getting
errors :(
System Information Error ... I get the following error message when trying to access system info: ... "Cannot access the Windows Management Instrumentation Software.... Management files may be moved or missing" I also get the following error ... message in the event viewer:... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
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