Firewall activation problem

[BETH HOCH]

Hey y'all,

I am trying to turn on the firewall that I have with WIn XP Por and this is
the msg I get:

Windows cannot display the properties of this connection. The WIndows
Management Instrumentation information may be
corrupted. To correct this,use system restore ....

Any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks!

Gerry

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

Did you try system restore?

 

[BETH HOCH]

I did not try it because have had this problem ever since I installed
Windows. So there would be no previous point to restore the system to.

Thanks!

Gerry



"Star Fleet Admiral Q"

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Beth,

Click Start, Run and enter CMD

Then in the Command Prompt window, enter each of the following commands in sequence:

winmgmt /?
winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

The first command gives you a listing of what the other command line switches do.

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Reboot, and hopefully your problem will be resolved. Outside of that, Microsoft recommends using System Restore, or performing an "In place upgrade" of your existing installation.

 

[BETH HOCH]

Hi Doug,

I id what you suggested. It didn't work but now when I try to test my
webpages using IIS, it is running extremely slow. Any suggestions?

Thanks again!

Gerry

Reboot, and hopefully your problem will be resolved. Outside of that,
Microsoft recommends using System Restore, or performing an "In place
upgrade" of your existing installation.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Beth,

Your best option may well be an in place upgrade. Run the XP CD from within Windows. Tell it that you want to upgrade. Your settings and programs should remain intact, but you will have to reapply any updates that were released since your version of Windows XP was.

 

[BETH HOCH]

Hi Doug,

I tried as you suggested. I uninstalled and reinstalled IIS again. The page
is loading just not loading completely. The code on the page is right. It
works when I double click on the file in its folder. Yet its cutting off
halfway thru the middle of loading and putting code on the page instead of
what it is supposed to do. Any other suggestion would be extremely helpful
as I need IIS for school and for work

Thanks!

Gerry
Beth,

Your best option may well be an in place upgrade. Run the XP CD from within
Windows. Tell it that you want to upgrade. Your settings and programs
should remain intact, but you will have to reapply any updates that were
released since your version of Windows XP was.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Beth,

I didn't say remove and reinstall IIS, I said to do an in place upgrade of Windows XP.

 

[BETH HOCH]

Hi Doug,

When I put the win xp pro cd in, it didnt give me the option of doing an
upgrade. YOur help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Gerry


Beth,

I didn't say remove and reinstall IIS, I said to do an in place upgrade of
Windows XP.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Do you have a retail copy of XP? Or did your computer come with XP preinstalled? If the latter, then what you have is probably a recovery CD, and you won't be able to do an upgrade installation from it.

In some cases, you can look for a folder called I386 on your hard disk. Once found, locate the WINNT32.EXE file and double clck it. This is the Windows setup executable.

If none of the above applies to you, you may need to bite the bullet, backup what you cannot afford to lose and reinstall from scratch.

 

[BETH HOCH]

Hi Doug,

I have a retail copy of XP. How can I upgrade if I already have xp pro
installed?
What should I do?

Thanks!

Gerry


Do you have a retail copy of XP? Or did your computer come with XP
preinstalled? If the latter, then what you have is probably a recovery CD,
and you won't be able to do an upgrade installation from it.

In some cases, you can look for a folder called I386 on your hard disk.
Once found, locate the WINNT32.EXE file and double clck it. This is the
Windows setup executable.

If none of the above applies to you, you may need to bite the bullet, backup
what you cannot afford to lose and reinstall from scratch.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Beth,

Insert the XP CD in the drive. It should automatically load a graphical interface. Choose the option to install Windows XP.

If not, open the CD drive in Windows Explorer and go to the I386 folder and locate WINNT32.EXE. Double click this file to start Setup.

Third option is to click Start, Run and enter X:\I386\WINNT32.EXE, where X is your CD-ROM drive letter.

One of the first options you'll be given is to upgrade or new installation. Choose upgrade. This is called an "in place upgrade". It is the equivalent of a Repair Installation.

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If setup does not offer you the option to "upgrade", then you do not have a retail CD, you have an OEM version, and they will only do "new installations" from the GUI. If this is the case, you will need to perform a "Repair" installation.

Repair the Windows XP Installation

Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information about how to do this, please refer to your computer's documentation or contact your computer manufacturer.

Remove any floppy disks and ZIP disks from their respective drives. Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.

(You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD)

When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.

When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. Do not select this option.

On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement.

Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.

 

[BETH HOCH]

Hi Doug,

I followed everything you said. I was able to fix the firewall problem. But
now I still have the problem with IIS as it is just showing half a page.

Everything worked fin =e until i tried those commands from a previous email.
ANy ideas?

Thanks again =)



Beth,

Insert the XP CD in the drive. It should automatically load a graphical
interface. Choose the option to install Windows XP.

If not, open the CD drive in Windows Explorer and go to the I386 folder and
locate WINNT32.EXE. Double click this file to start Setup.

Third option is to click Start, Run and enter X:\I386\WINNT32.EXE, where X
is your CD-ROM drive letter.

One of the first options you'll be given is to upgrade or new installation.
Choose upgrade. This is called an "in place upgrade". It is the equivalent
of a Repair Installation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

If setup does not offer you the option to "upgrade", then you do not have a
retail CD, you have an OEM version, and they will only do "new
installations" from the GUI. If this is the case, you will need to perform
a "Repair" installation.

Repair the Windows XP Installation

Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. For more information
about how to do this, please refer to your computer's documentation or
contact your computer manufacturer.

Remove any floppy disks and ZIP disks from their respective drives. Insert
your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive,
and then restart your computer.

(You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run
WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD)

When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your
screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.

When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen,
press ENTER:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is
displayed. Do not select this option.

On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the
license agreement.

Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the
box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Is it one particular page, Beth? Or any page? Now that you've done the actual repair of XP, you may want to try removing and reinstalling IIS again.