Microsoft KB Archive/267040

= Incomplete Message on Security Tab of WMI =

Article ID: 267040

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q267040



SYMPTOMS
When you manage a remote Microsoft Windows 2000 computer from a Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) computer, an incomplete message appears on the Security tab of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI): A Windows 9x computer cannot manage security on a Windows 2000 The next line is made up of dots and dashes that may appear to be hidden text.

The message should read as follows:

A Windows 9x computer cannot manage security on a Windows 2000 computer The line following this message is blank.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The WMI can be used to view information about a Windows 2000 computer when the user has administrative privileges, but cannot be used to manage the Windows 2000 computer.

The WMI cannot be used to view or to manage a Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or another Windows Millennium Edition computer.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB267040

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