JSI Tip 7078. When you view your network properties in Windows XP, you receive 'The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information might be corrupted'?

When you view the Properties of your Local Area Connection and select the Advanced tab, you receive:

Windows cannot display the Properties of this connection. The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information might be corrupted.

NOTE: See A Description of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

To fix this problem, use either of the following:

How do I restore Windows XP to a previous state?

How do I perform an in-place upgrade (re-installation) of Windows XP?

NOTE: see An alternate method of recovering from 'The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) information might be corrupted' when you view network properties in Windows XP.