The ProcessorStatus class and the ProcessorPerformance class do not appear in the WMI namespace (827219)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

SYMPTOMS

After you install the Intel Pentium M (Centrino) driver on a computer that is with equipped with the Intel Pentium M (Centrino) processor, the ProcessorStatus class and the ProcessorPerformance class do not appear in the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) namespace.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

To resolve this problem, apply this hotfix to prevent the WMI classes from being deleted when the driver is installed.

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version             Size   File name          Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1337     161,280  Repdrvfs.dll       x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1331     205,312  Wbemcomn.dll       x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1331     479,744  Wbemcore.dll       x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1331     259,072  Wbemess.dll        x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1337     114,176  Wbemupgd.dll       x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1337     125,440  Wmiprov.dll        x86
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1337     104,960  Wmisvc.dll         x86

 

   Date         Time   Version             Size   File name           Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1337     608,256  Repdrvfs.dll        IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1331     672,256  Wbemcomn.dll        IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1331   2,076,160  Wbemcore.dll        IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1331   1,095,680  Wbemess.dll         IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1337     359,424  Wbemupgd.dll        IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1337     459,264  Wmiprov.dll         IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  13:12  5.1.2600.1337     336,896  Wmisvc.dll          IA64 
   05-Feb-2004  12:56  5.1.2600.1331     205,312  Wwbemcomn.dll       IA64

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
This hotfix is intended only to prevent the WMI classes from being deleted when the driver is installed.

If your system is missing the ProcessorStatus class and the ProcessorPerformance class as a result of installing the Intel Pentium M driver before you installed this hotfix, you can run the following commands at a Windows command prompt to recover the lost classes:

Net stop winmgmt
Rmdir /q/s %systemroot%\system32\wbem\repository
for %1 in (%systemroot%\system32\wbem\*.mof %systemroot%\system32\wbem\*.mfl) do mofcomp %1
Net start winmgmt

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

332179 Availability of the Windows XP Service Pack 1 driver that supports the mobile processor power management features of Intel Pentium M (Centrino) processors

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/28/2005
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