Article ID: 867748 - Last Review: April 7, 2006 - Revision: 2.0

FIX: You receive an exception when your program contains the definition of a Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation in .NET event and the program calls an inprocess COM component

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SYMPTOMS

You have a program that contains the definition of a Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation in .NET event. When your program with integrated security calls an inprocess Microsoft Component Object Model (COM) component, you may receive an exception that is similar to the following:
Exception Type: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
ErrorCode: -2147217405
Message: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80041003.
TargetSite: Void Start()
HelpLink: NULL
Source: System.Management
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RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows Server 2003 that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
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   18-Jun-2004  23:41  1.1.4322.1053  372,736  System.management.dll
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation in . NET
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