How to fix WMI Error 0x80041001

Issue:

Any application that uses WMI may return the following error code when attempting to connect to WMI / WBEM.

 

Error 0x80041001 WBEM_E_FAILED Call failed.

 

Cause:

The WMI installation has become corrupted and is no longer functioning properly.

 

Solution:

Verify that the WMI service is no longer functioning using the Wbemtest.exe utility or WMIDiag.vbs script, then reinstall WMI.  Once WMI is reinstalled, reinstall any additional WMI namespaces from 3^rd party applications (like Microsoft Host Integration Server).

 

Testing WMI Connection with WbemTest

1)      Run %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\WbemTest.exe

2)      Click Connect

3)      Click Connect

a.       The 0x80041001 error should occur during connect

 

Testing with the WMIDiag.vbs script.

1)      Download the WMIDiag script from the Microsoft website

2)      Cscript WMIDiag.vbs

a.       The 0x80041001 error should occur.

 

Stopping the WMI Service

1)      Using Computer Manager

a.       Goto Services

b.      Select “Windows Management Instrumentation”

c.       Right Click

d.      Select Stop

2)      From the command line

a.       Type: Net Stop winmgmt

 

Reinstalling WMI

1)      Using Windows Explorer

a.       Goto %SystemRoot%\inf

b.      Right Click wbemoc.inf

c.       Select Install

2)      From the command line type the following

a.    rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection WBEM 132 %SystemRoot%\inf\wbemoc.inf

 

Start the WMI Service

1)      Using Computer Manager

a.       Goto Services

b.      Select Windows Management Instrumentation

c.       Right Click

d.      Select Start

2)      From the command line

a.       Type: Net Start winmgmt

 

 

Test with Wbemtest.exe or WMIDiag.vbs again and see if that resolves the problem.

 

Reinstall any 3^rd party WMI namespaces (like Microsoft Host Integration Server)

1)      Locate the *.mof files

2)      For each MOF file execute the following

a.       Mofcomp filename.mof

3)      Locate any WMI related DLL’s

4)      For each WMI DLL execute the following

a.       Regsvr32 /s filename.dll

5)      Stop and Start the WMI Service.

 

Example: Host Integration Server MOF and DLL files

Until the following MOF and DLLs are reinstalled the following Error may occur accessing the HIS Namespace.

 

0x8004100E WBEM_E_INVALID_NAMESPACE

Namespace specified cannot be found.

 

This is because reinstalling WMI has removed the 3^rd party Namespace.

1)      Located in C:\Program Files\Host Integration Server\System

a.       Wmicomti.dll

b.      Wmihis.dll

c.       Wmisna.dll

d.      Wmisnastatus.dll

e.       Wmisnatrace.dll

f.        Wmicomti.mof

g.       Wmihis.mof

h.       Wmisna.mof

i.         Wmisnastatus.mof

j.        Wmisnatrace.mof