Error: 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.