Program Error: WinMgmt.exe

After downloading an update to Windows 2000, every few minutes I get a
"Program Error" message box that says: WinMgmt.exe has generated errors and
will be closed by windows...etc.
How do I get rid of it?

cause
========
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository file corrupt.


1. before we start, please back up all the file in
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder. Sometime the registry will fail
to rebuild the registry key, please ensure back up this folder.

2. click start--run--service.msc.
3. stop "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.
4. delete all the file in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.

5. click start--run--service.msc.
6. start "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.

Then the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\A utorecover MOFs
would be rebuild and the issue can be resolved.

applies to

============
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1, SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1, SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1, SP2

how do I get into these files?step by step please.
--
dave s


"One fix for Program Error: WinMgmt.exe" wrote:

>
> cause
> ========
> %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository file corrupt.
>
>
> 1. before we start, please back up all the file in
> %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder. Sometime the registry will fail
> to rebuild the registry key, please ensure back up this folder.
>
> 2. click start--run--service.msc.
> 3. stop "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.
> 4. delete all the file in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.
>
> 5. click start--run--service.msc.
> 6. start "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.
>
> Then the registry key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\A utorecover MOFs
> would be rebuild and the issue can be resolved.
>
> applies to
>
> ============
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1, SP2
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1, SP2
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1, SP2
>

I have just had the same thing start spontaneously on my 2000 SP4 .

Plesae can anyone tell me the equivalent commands for this version ?

Dave - did you get a reply ?

"dave s" wrote:

> how do I get into these files?step by step please.
> --
> dave s
>
>
> "One fix for Program Error: WinMgmt.exe" wrote:
>
> >
> > cause
> > ========
> > %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository file corrupt.
> >
> >
> > 1. before we start, please back up all the file in
> > %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder. Sometime the registry will fail
> > to rebuild the registry key, please ensure back up this folder.
> >
> > 2. click start--run--service.msc.
> > 3. stop "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.
> > 4. delete all the file in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder.
> >
> > 5. click start--run--service.msc.
> > 6. start "Windows Management Instrumentation" service.
> >
> > Then the registry key
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WBEM\CIMOM\A utorecover MOFs
> > would be rebuild and the issue can be resolved.
> >
> > applies to
> >
> > ============
> > Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1, SP2
> > Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1, SP2
> > Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1, SP2
> >