Hello Malke,
I try both ways. When I try first solution, it response with "WMI repository
is consistent". I try second one, but when I type "ren repository
repository.old" answer was "access denied". Any other idea?
"Malke" wrote:
> eXplorer wrote:
> > I have Vista Business and, from security reasons (!? not too much clever) I
> > install PC Tools Firewall Plus, Vista compatible version. Everything works
> > fine but when I decide to make home network it start to make some trouble. So
> > I uninstall it. It doesn't appear anymore in "programs and features", it
> > doesn't have folder in Program files. Everything was OK. But, Security center
> > still detects that "PC Tools Firewall Plus reports that it is currently
> > turned on". What should I do? I can't activate Windows firewall (conflict
> > problem).
>
> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
> command:
>
> winmgmt /verifyrepository
>
> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:
>
> winmgmt /salvagerepository
>
> The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands
> to the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for
> the services to shut down. Run the command again. You actually may
> have to run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes on its own.
> Reboot your system.
>
> If for some reason you get that the repository is good, try the XP method:
>
> Start>Run>cmd [enter] [Note: you need to run cmd elevated as above]
> net stop winmgmt [enter]
> cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter]
> ren repository repository.old [enter]
> net start winmgmt [enter]
>
> It may take a minute or so to complete while WMI rebuilds the database.
>
>
> Malke
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