An Unknown error has occured in WMI provider

Hi All,

I am new to sql server 2005.

I tried to connect to reporting services configuration manager.

it gives an error

An Unknown error has occured in WMI provider.

error code 80040219.

so please help me out regarding this issue.

Hi sandy_patil,
I encounter the same error as well. Did you manage to fix this error?

Daren|||I have the same error.

Uninstalled SQL Server 2005 Express and installed SQL Server 2005 Standard edition. Go to configure the "Report Service" and got the same error. Uninstalled 2005 many times and still not working.

Henry|||

I had the same problem, accompanied by the following error in the event log:

The description for Event ID ( 133 ) in Source ( Report Server ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\RSReportServer.config.

Since the system seemed to be looking for
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\RSReportServer.config
I tried copying another of the MSSQL.x directories (containing Reporting Services) to
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3

I'm not sure if this is a complete solution, but it resolved the 8004219 error. It will be interesting to see if it causes any other problems.

|||

I eventually realized that the MSSQL.3 reference was related to an instance called "SQL2005" that was left over from a previous install of an SQL Server evaluation copy. The mysterious "SQL2005" instance kept reappearing so many times that I started thinking it was supposed to be there. After finally getting rid of it (not fun), I think the 80040219 error might be solved correctly now.

Here are some links about manually removing a stubborn instance:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909967
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/09/13/465401.aspx
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=354408&SiteID=1

Neither msiexec nor msizap were very effective for me. I eventually found myself deleting files and registry entries manually, with my fingers crossed ...

|||Thanks for the tips. I eventaully uninstall sql server 2005 and followed this simple steps http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2005/12/08/501885.aspx
to remove old instance. It works now.