Msinfo32.exe Starts When You Try to Start Winmsd (229798)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q229798 SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the Winmsd command, the Microsoft System Information console (Msinfo32.exe) may start instead.
CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Winmsd tool is not included with Windows 2000. This tool has been replaced with Msinfo32.exe in Windows 2000.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue if you want to use Msinfo32.exe to connect to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computers, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
229796 Cannot Use MMC to Connect to a Remote Windows NT 4.0-Based Computer
NOTE: If network connectivity is required without the full feature set of Msinfo32.exe and the use of Windows Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), copy the Winmsd utility into the %Systemroot%\System32 folder to replace the Winmsd stub that refers to Msinfo32.exe.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/21/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB229798 |
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