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1. Run &quot;dcomcnfg&quot;.<br />
2. Click on &quot;Configure my computer&quot;<br />
3. Choose &quot;Default Properties&quot; tab from the pop up window.<br />
4. Make sure that the following settings are configured, &quot;Default Authentication Level&quot; is set to &quot;Connect&quot;, and &quot;Default Impersonation Level&quot; is set to &quot;Impersonate&quot;.<br />
5. Please restart the machine for all processes to pick up the DCOM setting.<br />

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1. Run "dcomcnfg".
2. Click on "Configure my computer"
3. Choose "Default Properties" tab from the pop up window.
4. Make sure that the following settings are configured, "Default Authentication Level" is set to "Connect", and "Default Impersonation Level" is set to "Impersonate".
5. Please restart the machine for all processes to pick up the DCOM setting.


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A provider, OffProv, has been registered in the WMI namespace, Root\MSAPPS, but did not specify the HostingModel property. &nbsp;This provider will be run using the LocalSystem account. &nbsp;This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests. &nbsp;Ensure that provider has been reviewed for security behavior and update the HostingModel property of the provider registration to an account with the least privileges possible for the required functionality.<br />
I am running Windows XP Pro SP3
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A provider, OffProv, has been registered in the WMI namespace, Root\MSAPPS, but did not specify the HostingModel property.  This provider will be run using the LocalSystem account.  This account is privileged and the provider may cause a security violation if it does not correctly impersonate user requests.  Ensure that provider has been reviewed for security behavior and update the HostingModel property of the provider registration to an account with the least privileges possible for the required functionality.
I am running Windows XP Pro SP3

Event ID 5603  Source: WinMgmt

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.

OS Security

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.