Massive problem!

Maniac618 · 4 Oct 2006 at 11:16

Microsoft Windows said:
Windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information might be corrupted. To correct this, use System Restore to restore Windows to an earlier time (called a restore point). System Restore is located in the System Tools folder in Accessories.

I get that message when I click on the 'Advanced' tab for an Internet Connection in Network Connections.

The problem is, I don't have a clean Restore Point from earlier as I had a few Virus problems recently.

I need to set up ICS for my xbox 360, PC and NTL Broadband, but can't get to the 'Advanced' tab to do it because of this.

Could anyone help me here, I'm stuck. Thanks for any help / suggestions.

P.S. I don't have my XP disc with me, so can't use that to restore files from the disc if that would be necessary.

Maniac618 · 4 Oct 2006 at 16:39

ns400r · 4 Oct 2006 at 18:02

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823775

Borrow an XP disk.

Maniac618 · 18 Oct 2006 at 15:33

ok guys,

I don't want to have to reinstall windows over windows (repair) and risk losing data just because network advanced tabs are messed up, so has any really clever tech head got a way to ONLY reinstall the WINMGMT (I think it might be something to do with WBEMODBC on the XP disc I now have to hand.)

Any ideas, please please please help me.

I found this info but the line in bold does not compute/work when i enter it...

Another way this can be fixed is by forcing an auto-recover of the default
information stored in the WMI repository (database).

- open a command window (start > cmd.exe)
- type "net stop winmgmt"
- type "cd %windir%\system32\wbem"
- type "ren repository repository.old" (or alternatively delete it)

Then try your operation again (go back to Advanced properties page). It may
take a minute or so to complete while
WMI rebuilds the database.

Gas Panic! · 18 Oct 2006 at 16:55

The bold is equal to: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem

Try that instead.

Sone · 18 Oct 2006 at 16:59

on that line you are removing the quotes? (its the only line i can see where it would matter!)

Maniac618 · 18 Oct 2006 at 17:53

Sone said:
on that line you are removing the quotes? (its the only line i can see where it would matter!)

I'm removing the quotation marks yes... am I meant to keep them?

Maniac618 · 18 Oct 2006 at 17:53

Rivey said:
The bold is equal to: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem

Try that instead.

trying now.

EDIT:

It says it's not a command or a batch file and doesn't do anything.

Sone · 18 Oct 2006 at 21:04

alll that is doing is going to that directory and renaming a file, i can't see any reaswhy if you having trouble with the cli you can't browse there in explorer instead

Maniac618 · 16 Mar 2007 at 00:28

still can't fix it

Habit · 16 Mar 2007 at 16:15

I've seen this error a few times. Rebuilding the repository on some of those occasions fixed it, other times it didn't. In case you where still having problems running the command line suggested above you coud try;

Open a cmd prompt

type "net stop winmgmt" (do not include the "")

You should receive conformation that the WMI service stopped.

Once the service has stopped browse using Windows Explorer to C:\windows\System32\wbem

In that folder is another folder called repository. Rename this folder to repoistory.old

Then restart the service from a cmd prompt;

type "net stop winmgmt" (do not include the "")

You should receive confirmation the WMI Service has restarted.

Maniac618 · 13 Apr 2007 at 11:34

fixed, thanks.