Copyright: Thursday, May 27, 1999 14:36:17


Displays the name of the user that is currently connected to the Windows Management service.


Click to connect as a different user.


Displays information about the computer you are connected to. Includes information about the computer, the operating system, and the version and location of the WMI service.


Specifies whether you are connected to the WMI service as the person who is logged on to the computer, or want to connect under a different name.  Clear the check box if you want to log on under a different name.


Provides a space for you to type the user name with which you want to connect to the WMI service.


Provides a space for you to type the password for the user with which you want to logo onto Windows Management.


Specifies whether error logs are kept for WMI and, if so, the level of logging that is maintained. By default, each log file reports all errors that occur. Click Disabled to turn off error logging. Click Verbose to report all actions and errors.

Note that selecting Verbose may have a negative impact on performance.


Specifies the maximum size (in bytes) of the WMI error log files. Once a file reaches the maximum size, the file extension is renamed from .Log to .Lo_, and a new log file is started. When the second file reaches the maximum size, the first file is deleted and the second file is renamed.


Specifies the folder location of WMI error log files. To change the location, type in a new path, or click Browse to set the location.


Click to specify a location for the WMI error log files.


Specifies whether automatic backup is turned on or off. Clear the check box to turn off automatic backup. If you select the check box, the repository is backed up to the file Cim.rec, overwriting the previous backup each time.


Provides a space for you to type the time interval for backing up the repository. You can define a time in minutes or hours.


Specifies whether the time interval for backing up the repository is set in minutes or hours.


Displays the date and time when the repository was last backed up automatically. This information does not apply to manual backups.


Click to overwrite the current repository with the last version of the repository saved by an automatic backup.


Click to back up the repository immediately. You are prompted to specify the name and location of the back-up file. Use the extension .Rec with any new repository backup file you specify.


Click to overwrite the current repository with a previous version from a selected backup file. This is only useful if you have backed up the repository manually to uniquely-named files. Automatic backups repeatedly overwrite the same file (Cim.rec).


Displays the namespace for which you want to specify user access.


Click to specify user access for the selected namespace.


Lists the users and groups authorized to access the WMI control.

Select a user or group and then click Remove to delete the user or group from the list. To add a new user or group, click the Add button.


Click to select the users and groups to whom you want to assign permissions.


Click to remove the selected user or group.


Lists the standard permissions that you can allow or deny for each user or group. If Allow is not selected for a permission, then the user or group may have obtained the permission through group membership. If not, then the group or user is implicitly denied the permission. To explicitly allow or deny the permission, click the appropriate check box. If a check box is shaded, then the permission has been inherited.


Displays the file location for the repository.


Displays the default namespace for script files.


Click to change the namespace location for the scripting file.


Click the plus sign to display the namespaces below the root. Click the namespace you want to specify for scripting.


Specifies whether you can use Active Server Pages scripts to access Windows Management services. Select the check box to allow access.


Specifies whether users are allowed to connect to this computer anonymously, as security is limited on computers running Windows 95 and Windows 98.


Specifies whether Windows Management is started automatically whenever the computer is started, or only when an event subsystem needs it.