Computer Management: The network path was not found

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"ethan" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> This used to work, but....
>
> I can no longer use all of the "Computer Management" tools against a
> remote
> computer. "Local Users and Groups", "Event Viewer", "Performance Logs and
> Alerts" and "Device Manager" all return a similar error:
>
> Unable to access the computer <COMPUTERNAME>. The error was: The network
> path was not found.
>
> However, other "Computer Management" tools DO work... "Shared Folders",
> "Services and Applications". Also, I can successfully ping the remote
> computer; I can open both "regular" and "admin" (C$) shares; I get a
> correct
> response from NSLOOKUP.
>
> To complicate matters even more, I CAN manage other computers, just not
> this
> one. Meanwhile, I CAN manage this one from other clients.
>
> All are connected to the same domain; I am Admin on all; all are using the
> same DHCP server and are on the same subnet.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

Remote management is disabled.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

Make sure the Remote Registry Service is running on the computer you
want to remotely manage.

ethan wrote:
> "Interrogative" <If@you.dont.ask.nicely.no> wrote in message
> news:%23ckfqyesEHA.2800@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Remote management is disabled.
> >
>
> Unfortunately, it's not that easy... I can use other clients to
manage this
> particular server. It's only this one client that cannot manage this
one
> server; all other machines can be used to manage each other.