Default WMI DCOM Settings

Modifying the default WMI DCOM Settings can also cause a wide range of problems.

Once again, you can use DCOMCNFG to view these settings.

Under Windows 2000

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In Open, type DCOMCNFG, and then click OK.
3. Select Applications tab
4. Double click Windows Management Instrumentation

Under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In Open, type DCOMCNFG, and then click OK.
3. Expand Component Services node
4. Expand Computers node
5. Expand My Computer node
6. Expand DCOM Config node
7. Right click Windows Management [and] Instrumentation
8. Select Properties

Here are some of the settings you should verify.

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