Question : Faulting applications wmiprvse.exe & exwmi.dll on SBS2003 R2

Hi Experts,

I'm having trouble with multiple instances of 2 errors in my application log on SBS 2003 R2 Premium server with service pack 2 and WSUS 3, all updates recently applied.

The faulting applications appear to be wmiprvse.exe and exwmi.dll.

I've searched EE and found articles that describe similar problems, however these are 3+ years old.

I'll list full error texts below and add systeminfo and ipconfig details to kick things off.

Old topics on EE:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Q_22605666.html
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/SBS_Small_Business_Server/Q_22070592.html

Some Microsoft pages:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914831/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555912
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897342

My sysinfo says that original install was Feb 2006. I'm can't remember clearly, but I recall ordering a fresh disk set for R2 that may have contained service pack1???

I'm not certain that my errors relate to mistakes that I've made with service pack installations, but that seems to be a common thread amongst other pages I've read.

I've got time to spend on this and would be grateful for any assistance from more experienced minds. I'm happy to dig up additonal info as required. Thanks in advance :)

Specific details from my computer below....

Answer : Faulting applications wmiprvse.exe & exwmi.dll on SBS2003 R2

Some success at last, my 10,000 errors each day are history!

After LOTS of digging and head scratching, it turned out to be a corrupted Health Monitor and/or Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange that were wreaking such havoc.

I first removed SMSME and than rerun 'Set Up Monitoring & Alerts' wizard choosing 'Reinstall Monitoring Features' resetting Health Monitor to defaults. It was something in WMI's error log that got me to thinking 'Performance Provider' and Health Monitor, although noting like that ever showed up in the appl log errors.

For those with similar issues, these web pages are really useful:
WMI - http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/tags/WMI/default.aspx
Health Monitor - http://w.e-e.com/iwdKXp
Symantec SMSME - http://service1.symantec.com/support/ent-gate.nsf/854fa02b4f5013678825731a007d06af/58b30d844e29d4a78825733f006cb0a2?OpenDocument

Thanks for  your Suggestions Cris! .... Until next time :)