PRB: Network-Related WMI Methods Fail on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me (272989)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • 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 Q272989

SYMPTOMS

When you are executing a network-related method in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), such as EnableDHCP(), in the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following error may occur:
64 Method not supported on this platform

CAUSE

WMI networking methods are only supported on Windows NT-based platforms, including Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

MORE INFORMATION

Querying (reading) the network properties such as the network adapter's current IP address is not effected.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/21/2004
Keywords:kbDSWManage2003Swept kbprb KB272989
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