Unable to view "system information"

[Guest]

Anyone have any suggestions as to why Windows is unable to access any of my
system information? If i go to System Information in system tools it says
"Can't Collect Information, cannot access the WIndows Management
Instrumentation software. windows management files may be moved or missing."
This was a clean install on a new HD everything is running fine? I tried
going back to the CD and choosing the add remove windows componets and making
sure that the windows information program is installed. Still no luck. Any
suggestions?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try the following link to kelly's web site:

Line 221 - right hand side
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Wesley Vogel]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm

Scroll down to:
Msinfo32 -
"Can't collect information Access denied to Windows Management
Instrumentation server on this computer. Have an administrator change your
access permissions."

 

[frodo]

w/ SP2, the DCOM Server Process Launcher service MUST be running for
msinfo to work, else you'll get the aforementioned error message.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the suggestion but i tried and still no luck.

Shawn

 

[Guest]

I tried the instructions listed and really thought that is was going to work
but i am still getting the same error. Thanks for the suggestion though. Any
others?

Shawn

 

[Guest]

I am in the process of installing SP2 now and did not have it on my system
before so i dont think that is the problem. However since i am in the process
of downloading it now i would like to know how to find the DCOM server
process launcher and how to get it running if its not already. Thanks for the
help.

Shawn

 

[Guest]

Figured it out... Creatives software package includes a system information
tool of its own and with it installed windows sys information could not work.
I unistalled and now it works fine. Thanks for all the suggestions.

What did you disable?

 

[Guest]

Going to try this again!
What creative software did you disable ?