Re: WMI Failure

Do a regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wbem\cimwin32.dll and see if that fixes it.

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Scott McNairy
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Management Infrastructure


"Dr. Steven Berk" <sberk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23QAj3duWFHA.1240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Scott,
>
> Got error 0x80041013
>
> Got this info from Microsoft:
> WBEM_E_PROVIDER_LOAD_FAILURE
> 0x80041013
> COM cannot locate a provider referenced in the schema.
> This error may be caused by any of the following:
>
> a.. Provider is using a WMI DLL that does not match the .lib file used
> when the provider was built.
> b.. Provider's DLL, or any of the DLLs on which it depends, is corrupt.
> c.. Provider failed to export DllRegisterServer.
> d.. In-process provider was not registered using the regsvr32 command.
> e.. Out-of-process provider was not registered using the /regserver
> switch. For example, myprog.exe /regserver.
> When I open Control Panel -> Administrative Tool -> Computer Management
> and right click properties of WMI control , it yields the following:
> Connected: currently logged on user
>
> "Failed to initialize all WMI classes"
> Win32_Processor:WMI: Provider load failure
> Win32_WMI setting: successful
> Security information: successful
> Win32_operating system: WMI: provider load failure
>
> Tabs for logging;backup/restore/security/advanced will not open
>
> Continue to feel that there are DLL files missingor corrupted, but this
> brings me back to theproblem of not being able to install individually or
> collectively given the OEM system.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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> "Scott McNairy (MVP)" <v-scomcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OsYuNolWFHA.3716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Can you post the script code? The only time I have seen that error is
>> when a script client is trying to open a zero byte size file.
>>
>> --
>> Scott McNairy
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Management Infrastructure
>>
>>
>> "Dr. Steven Berk" <sberk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:e$0DjHEWFHA.3840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> Xp version is OEM D dive contains Angel rescue partition; if I run from
>>> C:/Windows.....it wants to do a clean install; so looks like an install
>>> will run risk of losing files/settings.
>>> Ran script and got error 800A0401 line 28 character 13 (unexpected end
>>> of script). Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Appreciate your help
>>>
>>> Steve Berk
>>>
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>>> 781-431-9622 (telefax)
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>>> "Scott McNairy (MVP)" <v-scomcn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> Sorry for late response. Can you try to troubleshoot via this link and
>>>> see if that corrects the problem that I unfortunately only vaguely
>>>> remember.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/wmifaq.mspx#EIAA
>>>>
>>>> An alternative to doing a clean install is to just do these steps which
>>>> will re-install over the top of your existing settings for your windows
>>>> installation. You will find that the settings and programs currently
>>>> installed on your computer will remain after it is done but this has
>>>> got people out of this situation before.
>>>>
>>>> open a "cmd.exe" process
>>>> type the drive letter of your Windows XP installation media. ie. "D:"
>>>> type "cd\"
>>>> cd i386
>>>> winnt32.exe /unattend
>>>>
>>>> This will re-install your OS and hopefully fix the problems you were
>>>> having while preserving your current settings.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Scott McNairy
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Management Infrastructure
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Dr. Steven Berk" <sberk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:O4ffs%23lVFHA.3944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Scott--
>>>>>
>>>>> Posting as new message. Got error on reply to you.
>>>>> Thanks for the response. While I'm pretty literate with computers and
>>>>> XP,
>>>>> scripting code is a bit beyond me. When I check WMI status via
>>>>> control
>>>>> panel > admin>services. WMI, RPC, etc look like they are all running.
>>>>> I've
>>>>> even gone through the WBEM folder and deleted repository and reset
>>>>> registry
>>>>> values; however when I run WMI from help and support....I get a lott
>>>>> of null
>>>>> object responses. This suggests some files are mssing from WMI rather
>>>>> than
>>>>> corrupted. Problem is I have an OEM machine with XP and Apps
>>>>> restoration in
>>>>> a hard drive partition...no CD to extract WMI files collectively and
>>>>> locate
>>>>> within my boot dirve. Short of clean install (which always makes me
>>>>> want to
>>>>> scream), I suspect I should just live with this and use standalone
>>>>> programs
>>>>> like Sisoft Sandra, SIW (G. Topala) or System Properties (Simaika) to
>>>>> yield
>>>>> info. By the way, I've even uninstalled these programs wondering if
>>>>> they
>>>>> coopted the procedure calls from MSInfo32. No such luck.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dr. Steven Berk
>>>>> 781-431-7792 (phone)
>>>>> 781-431-9622 (telefax)
>>>>> sberk@xxxxxxxxxxx (e-mail)
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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