WMI cannot change the gateway IP settings for a network device from static to DHCP in Windows 2000

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to change static gateway settings in Microsoft Windows 2000, the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.EnableDHCP method does not remove the previously configured static default gateway settings. Therefore, the adapter cannot use the default gateway settings that are specified by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A newer version of this hotfix is available. For additional information about the newer hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889405 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889405/ ) The process that runs a WMI statement stops responding on a Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later-based computer

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File information

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   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
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   05-Jan-2004  13:22  1.50.1085.118  1,093,733  Cimwin32.dll

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