You receive an "unable to access registered trace providers" error message when you try to create a trace log while you are logged on to a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based remote computer as a PLUG member (892407)

WORKAROUND

1. Configure the firewall to enable remote procedure calls (RPCs). To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Download and install the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tools. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
      
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   2. Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK to open Group Policy Object Editor.
   3. In the left pane, expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand System, and then click Remote Procedure Call.
   4. In the right pane, double-click Restrictions for Unauthenticated RPC clients, click Disable, click OK, and then quit Group Policy Object Editor.
   5. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
   6. At the command prompt, type netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 135 name = RPCCalls, and then press ENTER.
   7. At the command prompt, type rpccfg /pi 1024-65536, and then press ENTER.
      
      Note The Rpccfg utility is included in the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit tools.
2. Give the user account Component Object Model (COM) security permissions on the remote computer. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type %windir%\system32\com\comexp.msc, and then click OK to open Component Services.
   2. In the left pane, expand Component Services, expand Computers, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
   3. On the COM Security tab, click Edit Limits under Launch and Activation Permissions.
   4. Click Add, add your user name, and then click OK.
   5. Under Group or user names, click your user name, click to select the Allow check box for the Remote Activation permission, and then click OK two times.
3. Give the user account security permissions for Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and for the Common Information Model (CIM) namespace on the remote computer. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type compmgmt.msc, and then click OK to open the Computer Management tool.
   2. In the left pane, expand Services and Applications, right-click WMI Control, and then click Properties.
   3. On the Security tab, expand Root, click WMI, and then click Security.
   4. Click Add, add your user name, and then click OK.
   5. Click your user name under Group or user names, click to select the Allow check box for the Remote Enable permission, and then click OK.
   6. Click CIMV2, and then click Security.
   7. Click Add, add your user name, and then click OK.
   8. Under Group or user names, click your user name, click to select the Allow check box for the Remote Enable permission, and then click OK two times.