title: Unable to access sql server configuration manager
body: <p>I installed the evaluation version of SQL Server 2008 R2 after removing SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. SQL Server Configuration manager was still accessible after the un-installation but now it is no longer accessible with this error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Cannot connect to WMI provider.
    You do not have permission or the server is unreachable.
    Note that you can only manage SQL Server 2005 servers with SQL Server Configuration Manager. 
    Invalid class [0x80041010]</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The file <code>sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof</code> is found in the folder <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared</code> on my PC.  I tried to type in the command prompt:</p>
  
  <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared&gt;mofcomp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but still get the access denied error. I am unable to find the answer for this issue, does anyone have any ideas? </p>