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You Cannot Run WMI Events from the Older Versions of the Instrumented Assembly

Article ID: 826368

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you try to increase the build number or the revision number of an instrumented assembly, you may not be able to run Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) events from older versions of the instrumented assembly. When you try to run a WMI event, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following error message:

System.Exception: This schema for this assembly has not been registered with WMI.
at System.Management.Instrumentation.Instrumentation.Initialize(Assembly assembly)
at System.Management.Instrumentation.Instrumentation.GetInstrumentedAssembly(Assembly assembly)
at System.Management.Instrumentation.BaseEvent.Fire()

RESOLUTION

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have installed Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

Restart Requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix Replacement Information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfix.

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version       Size     File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   12-Sep-2003  12:09  1.1.4322.944  368,640  System.Management.dll

STATUS

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

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB826368

Microsoft KB Archive/826368

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