DOCUMENT:Q215004  02-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :Hardware Inventory Fails When Windows Management Is Removed
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbClient kbWBEM kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbCAP kbInventory smsinst

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the Windows Management component is removed from a Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT client, hardware inventory fails on that client. is necessary to
reinstall the component to allow hardware inventory to complete.

RESOLUTION
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To reinstall the Windows Management component, connect to a Client Access
Point(CAP) and run the following:

CAP_<sitecode>\clicomp.box\wbem\<platform>\wbemsdk.exe.

After the Windows Management component has been restored, the next hardware
inventory for the client will be successful.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Client Component Installation Manager (CCIM) detects and restores missing
client components periodically. (This occurs every 24 hours by default and may
be referred to as the Heartbeat Interval).

Additional query words: prodsms wbem wmi

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Keywords          : kbClient kbWBEM kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbCAP kbInventory smsinst 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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