Microsoft KB Archive/933062

= An update is available that improves the stability of the Windows Management Instrumentation repository in Windows XP =

Article ID: 933062

Article Last Modified on 8/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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INTRODUCTION
A software update is available for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) in Microsoft Windows XP. This update improves the stability of the WMI repository. The update includes many of the improvements that are available in WMI in Windows Vista.



Overview
Windows Vista includes many improvements to WMI. These improvements help prevent corruption of the WMI repository. The repository is used for storing WMI information. You may experience corruption of the repository because of a software problem, because of a hardware problem, because of a power outage, or for other reasons.

Generally, corruption issues can be defined as cases in which the following conditions are true:
 * Data that is expected in the repository is missing.
 * The missing data cannot be retrieved or added back to the repository.

In these situations, the Windows Management Instrumentation service may detect a problem with the repository files. Or, a troubleshooting tool such as the WMI Diagnosis Utility (WMIDiag.vbs) may detect the problem. The Windows Management Instrumentation service may then automatically roll back to a backup copy of the repository information to try to work around this problem. This action may not resolve the problem.

Note You may experience symptoms that are related to provider load failures or to permissions issues, such as &quot;Access denied&quot; errors. These symptoms do not necessarily indicate that the WMI repository is corrupted. In these situations, we recommend that you use troubleshooting tools and documentation to help determine the cause of the problem. To obtain the WMIDiag.vbs script, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=62562

The WMI improvements that Windows Vista includes have been ported to Windows XP and to Microsoft Windows Server 2003. You can use the update that is mentioned in this article to improve the stability of the repository on computers that are running Windows XP. This update helps increase the probability that the repository remains stable if you experience an unexpected problem in Windows.

Note The update that is mentioned in this article is not designed to recover or to repair the repository on computers that have already experienced a corruption issue. It is designed only to reduce the probability that the repository could be corrupted by a problem on the computer.

For more information about a Windows Server 2003 version of this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

933061 An update is available that improves the stability of the Windows Management Instrumentation repository in Windows Server 2003

Update information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft download center:

Update for Windows XP

Download the 933062 package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites
To install this update, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you install this update.

Update replacement information
This update does not replace any other updates.

File information
The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terms that are used to describe software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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