Re: WMI Local Access denied on Win2k3

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James Crosswell wrote:

Daniel Kandersack wrote:

ok i have been narrowing this down. we installed a brand new 2003 server and everything was accessable. we then applied every patch for the 2003 o/s from windows update one by one testing the functionality inbetween every update. this test proved to be successful for it seams that the update"kb890830" is what is causing us to recieve this access denied error. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830
this update is a malicious software removal tool. i have been trying to find documentation on removing this update but it is not located in add/remove programs or is it intended to be. if anyone finds out more information on this please let me know 


Well you should be able to remove the update from:
  C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB890830$\spuninst\


No, not this one.

From the FAQ section at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830

Q2: What installer does this tool use?
A2: The tool does not install or update files on a computer. Therefore
    the tool does not use an installer, such as Windows Installer or
    Update.exe. It is packaged within a self-extracting CAB executable
    to reduce the size of the package.

Q3: How do I uninstall the tool?
A3: The tool is not installed on the computer. No Program folder entry
    or Add / Remove Programs entry is created when the tool is run.


None the less, it would be good to find out what this SP is doing and why it's breaking WMI on these machines. I'll try installing it on the Win2003 Server I have here and see if I get the same results. 

This issue is very strange, I cannot see how this tool would be able
to break the WMI installation...




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