Andrei Liutec
7th March 2009, 10:41 PM
Problem:
Windows Vista/XP's Security Center still lists old/uninstalled/deleted antivirus/firewall programs causing the failure to alert on old definitions.
Vista Resolution:
Right-click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator. Enter the following and then hit enter:
winmgmt /salvagerepository
Please note that the first time you run this it might fail as well as it might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down. If that's the case then run the command again and reboot your system.
If the above doesn't work, apply the XP Resolution but from an elevated Command Prompt and then restart.
XP Resolution:
Open Command Prompt and enter the following (hit enter after each line):
net stop winmgmt
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem
ren repository repository.old
net start winmgmt
Windows Vista/XP's Security Center still lists old/uninstalled/deleted antivirus/firewall programs causing the failure to alert on old definitions.
Vista Resolution:
Right-click Command Prompt and click Run as Administrator. Enter the following and then hit enter:
winmgmt /salvagerepository
Please note that the first time you run this it might fail as well as it might take a couple minutes for the
services to shut down. If that's the case then run the command again and reboot your system.
If the above doesn't work, apply the XP Resolution but from an elevated Command Prompt and then restart.
XP Resolution:
Open Command Prompt and enter the following (hit enter after each line):
net stop winmgmt
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem
ren repository repository.old
net start winmgmt