program error with winmgmt.exe

[Guest]

About every 10 seconds, a program error box pops up that reads, "WinMgmt.exe
has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart
the program. An error log is being created." There is no "help" option to
click on in the box. The only thing to do is click "ok". This has been
happening for about 2 months now and I can't figure out what is wrong. I
can't even find WinMgmt.exe on my computer and it is driving me crazy! Any
ideas?

 

[John John]

If you can't find the file on your pc it's probably because you have the
"Do not show hidden files and folders" enabled. To change the setting
open Windows Explorer and click on Tools>Folder Options>View Tab. On
the "Hidden files and folders" click on the "Show Hidden files and
folders" radio button.

The error that you are receiving could be caused by corrupt files in
%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository folder. To fix it do the following:

- Right click on My Computer icon on the desktop and click on "Manage"
- Click on or expand "Services and Applications"
- Click on "Services"
- Right click on "Windows Management Instrumentation" service and stop
the service. Exit the Computer Management console.

Delete all the files in the Repository folder or the Repository folder
itself (%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\Repository). %systemroot% refers to
the folder where Windows is installed, usually C:\winnt. Restart the
computer, the files will be recreated when Windows reboots.

Or see this:
http://whidbey.msdn.microsoft.com/l...library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/reinstalling_wmi.asp

John