Computer's Name Not Found

While trying to monitor a remote server node from an account that does not have administrative privileges, you may receive a 'Computer Name Not Found' error message.

Workaround

Follow the steps mentioned below to enable remote monitoring on the server node for Windows NT machine.

  • The following mentioned files need at least READ access to enable remote monitoring. Grant them READ access.
    • %windir%/system32/PERFCxxx.DAT
    • %windir%/system32/PERFHxxx.DAT
Note

The best language ID for the system is xxx. For instance, 009 is the language ID for English.

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

If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, it can cause severe system-wide issues. To resolve these problems, you will have to reinstall the Windows operating system. So, use this tool wisely.

See Also

Diskperf Not Installed
No READ Access to the Perflib Subkeys
Unable to Connect to Remote Server