Microsoft KB Archive/296725

= Error Message Appears When You Try to Rename or Delete a Log File =

Article ID: 296725

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q296725



SYMPTOMS
While your computer runs Winmgmt.exe, the following error message appears when you try to rename or delete a log file or trace file that is processed through the log provider:

0x80070020 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) trace log provider is unusable.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB296725

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