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This enquiry started as 'Can t Collect Information'. I'm reposting
under a more appropriate subject. I hope this will catch the eye of
anyone who is savvy about either WMI or Permissions in general, or
ideally both!
Windows Management Instrumentation Server (WMI) is implicated in
several problems I have at present on this XP Home PC. For example,
when I to run SysInfo (msinfo32.exe) I get "Can't Collect Information;
Access denied to Windows Management Instrumentation server on this
computer. Have an administrator change your access permissions."
I've tried the following
Msinfo32.exe Generates a "Can't Collect Information" Error Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323209
it didn't resolve the problem.
All 3 of those were and are running OK here, according to my Services
list.
And that KB 259733 is a long and (to me) dauntingly complex page. In
overview it says:
"To resolve these issues, you can configure the service to use the
built-in system account, change the password for the specified user
account to match the current password for that user, or restore the
user's right to log on as a service."
Eh? What are 'the built-in system account', 'the specified user
account', and 'that user'?
I'm the only user (Terry, Computer administrator, Password protected),
so I assume the part of the body of the article that is relevant is
that which begins:
"Member Server; If the user is a member of a stand-alone member
server: 1. Start the Local Security Settings MMC snap-in,"
That too is hard going for me! How do I start that in practice on XP
Home please?
Is there some simpler explanation of how to 'change my access
permissions't for what must be a very straightforward case, namely 1
solo user, with no network apart from a broadband connection?
--
Terry, West Sussex, UK
This enquiry started as 'Can t Collect Information'. I'm reposting
under a more appropriate subject. I hope this will catch the eye of
anyone who is savvy about either WMI or Permissions in general, or
ideally both!
Windows Management Instrumentation Server (WMI) is implicated in
several problems I have at present on this XP Home PC. For example,
when I to run SysInfo (msinfo32.exe) I get "Can't Collect Information;
Access denied to Windows Management Instrumentation server on this
computer. Have an administrator change your access permissions."
I've tried the following
Msinfo32.exe Generates a "Can't Collect Information" Error Message:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323209
it didn't resolve the problem.
All 3 of those were and are running OK here, according to my Services
list.
And that KB 259733 is a long and (to me) dauntingly complex page. In
overview it says:
"To resolve these issues, you can configure the service to use the
built-in system account, change the password for the specified user
account to match the current password for that user, or restore the
user's right to log on as a service."
Eh? What are 'the built-in system account', 'the specified user
account', and 'that user'?
I'm the only user (Terry, Computer administrator, Password protected),
so I assume the part of the body of the article that is relevant is
that which begins:
"Member Server; If the user is a member of a stand-alone member
server: 1. Start the Local Security Settings MMC snap-in,"
That too is hard going for me! How do I start that in practice on XP
Home please?
Is there some simpler explanation of how to 'change my access
permissions't for what must be a very straightforward case, namely 1
solo user, with no network apart from a broadband connection?
--
Terry, West Sussex, UK
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