WMI Standard Provider May Unload Early Causing Access Violation (285285)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000

This article was previously published under Q285285

SYMPTOMS

In rare situations, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Standard Provider (stdprov.dll) unloads early, which causes an access violation in the WMI service (Winmgmt.exe).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/27/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbpending kbSysAdmin kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB285285