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Computer Name Not Found

You can receive an error message 'Computer Name Not Found' when trying to monitor a remote server node from a non-administrator account.

Workaround

To enable remote monitoring on server node (Windows NT computer), do the following:

  • Grant at least READ access to the following files:
    • %windir%/system32/PERFCxxx.DAT
    • %windir%/system32/PERFHxxx.DAT
Note

xxx is the basic language ID for the system; for example, 009 for English.

  • Grant READ access to the following registry keys on the remote computer using REGEDT32:
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Perflib and all sub keys of that key.
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/SecurePipeServers/winreg
Important

Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious system-wide problems that can make you to reinstall Windows operating system. Use this tool at your own risk.

See Also

Diskperf Not Installed
No READ Access to the Perflib Subkeys
Unable to Connect to Server Node (Windows XP/ Windows 7 Machine)
IPV6 Support

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