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Event ID 63 may be logged in the Application log after you install Windows Server 2008
| Article ID | : | 952574 |
| Last Review | : | May 12, 2008 |
| Revision | : | 1.0 |
SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows Server 2008, an event ID 63 that resembles the following event may be logged in the Application log:
Log Name: Application
Source: WMI
Date:
Date
Time:
Time
Event ID: 63
Level: Warning
Description:
A provider, WmiPerfClass, has been registered in the Windows Management Instrumentation namespace root\cimv2 to use the Local System account.
This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests.
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CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process runs under the privileged Local System account. Because the WmiPerfClass provider is a trusted source, you can safely ignore this event.
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STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
| • | Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V |
| • | Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V |
| • | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems |
| • | Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V |
| • | Windows Server 2008 Datacenter |
| • | Windows Server 2008 Enterprise |
| • | Windows Server 2008 Standard |
| • | Windows Web Server 2008 |
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