WMI: Output Parameters Are Not Returned By Decoupled Method Provider (332207)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation 1.5
This article was previously published under Q332207

SYMPTOMS

When you have a client program that uses Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to create a decoupled method provider and expose a method that has return values, WMI does not return results to the client after the method is invoked.

RESOLUTION

Windows XP 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

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

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 typical 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 fix 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.

Files for Microsoft Windows XP fix:
   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------
   04-Dec-2002  17:47  5.1.2600.108  407,552  Wmiprvsd.dll

Files for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) fix:
 Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------
 04-Dec-2002  15:10  5.1.2600.1148  408,576  Wmiprvsd.dll

File included in the fix for Microsoft Windows 2000 and WMI 1.5 (Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0) with decoupled provider redistribute installed. 
   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------
   17-Feb-2003  19:17  5.2.3772.0  233,984  Wmidcad.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbWinXPsp2fix kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbbug kbprb KB332207
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