How to Fix Wmi Errors in Vista
WMI is a diagnostic utility that was added for IT Administrators to quickly assess and fix errors in the Windows operating system. It was first introduced in Windows 2000 and has been around since. If you are having errors with the program, then you will basically be renaming the folder the WMI contents are in, and letting Windows repair the corrupt files causing the errors. This job will require use of the command prompt and may be a little difficult for a first time user, but relax. Just read on, and you will have your WMI back up and running in a matter of minutes.
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Instructions
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Hit the "Start" button and launch a command prompt with elevated privileges. In the search box on the "Start" menu type in "Command Prompt". When this appears right click the program and click on "Run as Administrator".
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Wait for the prompt to open, and when it does type in "net stop winmgmt". This will stop the WMI so we can fix it.
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Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\wbem" and right click on the folder "Repository" and rename it to something like, "Repository_bad."
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Go back to the command prompt you used earlier and type in the command, "net start winmgmt".
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Re-register the WMI by typing the following command into the command prompt, "winmgmt /salvagerepository." This command will make Vista assess the WMI folder and when it can't find it, (due to your renaming it earlier) and it will automatically fix all the errors caused by the old WMI files by creating new WMI components.
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Tips & Warnings
Being in the command prompt can be dangerous to an inexperienced user. It can really mess the computer up if just one step is misread, so read all the steps carefully and type the commands exactly as they appear to avoid risking computer damage.
