Cause:
WBEM_E_INVALID_CLASS
2147749904 (0x80041010) Specified class is not valid
Resolution: If you encounter above error while installing SQL please follow below steps to resolve the same.
• Use the following command to detect and repair a corrupted WMI Repository:
rundll32 wbemupgd, RepairWMISetup
• Re-registering the WMI components
The .DLL and .EXE files used by WMI are located in %windir%\system32\wbem. You might need to re-register all the .DLL and .EXE files in this directory. If you are running a 64-bit system you might also need to check for .DLLs and .EXE files in %windir%\sysWOW64\wbem.
- To re-register the WMI components, run the following commands at the command prompt:
•for %i in (*.dll) do RegSvr32 -s %i
•for %i in (*.exe) do %i /RegServer