DOCUMENT:Q243176 24-OCT-2000 [winnt] TITLE :Foreign Performance Counters Do Not Load PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:WINDOWS: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbKernBase kbOSWin2000 kbPerfMon kbDSupport kbGrpDSKernBase ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When the Performance Monitor in Windows 2000 is used to select performance objects and counters of a foreign machine, instead of selecting and displaying the counters, the following error message is displayed: Machine Not Found CAUSE ===== The Performance Monitor cannot select counters through a foreign counter performance extension because of a problem in the Performance Data Helper, Pdh.dll, library. RESOLUTION ========== If it is necessary to view performance counters from a foreign system on Windows 2000, use the Performance Monitor, Perfmon.exe, from Windows NT 4.0, which is available in the Windows 2000 resource kit. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ Foreign counters are those that are exposed from a non-Windows NT system (for example, Unix) to be viewed through the Windows NT or Windows 2000 Performance Monitor. A third party supplies the foreign counter performance monitor extension that works similarly to the regular performance monitor extension. The foreign performance monitor extension is loaded when a machine name or IP address of a machine not running Windows NT or Windows 2000 is selected in Performance Monitor. The new Windows 2000 Performance Monitor uses Pdh.dll to access performance counter data. The Pdh.dll file cannot access counters through a foreign counter extension. REFERENCES ========== Please see the Platform SDK documentation; Base Services; Performance Monitoring; Performance Data; Adding Performance Counters Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbKernBase kbOSWin2000 kbPerfMon kbDSupport kbGrpDSKernBase Technology : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch Version : WINDOWS: Issue type : kbprb Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.