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WMI error
Name: ssturgis Date: June 2, 2008 at 11:44:11 Pacific OS: WinXP Home CPU/Ram: 3.2 ghz, 512 mem Product: custom
Comment:
Received this message from properties: Failed to connect to<local computer> because "Win 32". The dependency service or group failed to start.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: June 2, 2008 at 12:09:14 Pacific
Reply:
What are you doing when you get this message? What "Properties" are you accessing?
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Response Number 2
Name: ssturgis Date: June 2, 2008 at 12:31:30 Pacific
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Properties from WMI control. Went to PC Pitstop to test everything and got this message from them. Went and checked the properties on the WMI control and noticed the error.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jeruvy Date: June 5, 2008 at 10:07:13 Pacific
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Sounds like WMI is not running.
Right click on 'My Computer' and select 'services'
Scroll down the list til you find 'Windows Management Instrumentation', make sure it's 'STARTED', and set to 'AUTOMATIC'. Correct the settings if not.
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