WMI Registry Provider Does Not Support UNICODE (287917)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q287917

SYMPTOMS

The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Registry Provider does not support UNICODE characters.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time      Version       Size     File name    Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   19-Apr-2001  16:45:00  1.50.1085.55  176,195  Stdprov.dll  Intel

How to Use the Hotfix Installer

NOTE: You can use this method only for Intel-based computers with Windows 2000 installed.
  1. Copy the Q287917.exe hotfix file to a local folder on your computer or to a share on your network.
  2. Run the Q287917.exe file, and then follow the directions you receive.
  3. Restart your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbpending kbSysAdmin kbWin2000sp3fix KB287917
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