BUG: The Windows 2000 Upgrade Procedure Removes the WMI ODBC Driver (244874)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.0
  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.1
  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.2
  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5
This article was previously published under Q244874

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade your computer to Windows 2000 by running a Windows 2000 upgrade program, the upgrade procedure removes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver.

RESOLUTION

The driver is available on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and can be installed by running Setup.exe from the Valueadd\Msft\Mgmt\Wbemodbc folder on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM. Re-install the ODBC adapter from the specified folder.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

See the WMI SDK documentation "Installing the WMI ODBC Adapter."

REFERENCES

For more information concerning Windows Management, see the "Management Services" section of the Platform SDK documentation to find the section titled "Windows Management Instrumentation." The documentation for the WMI ODBC Adapter is located under the "WMI Application Programming" section.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:3/20/2004
Keywords:kbDSWManage2003Swept kbBug kbWBEM kbWBEM100 KB244874
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