We received the following error message while editing Task Sequences in SCCM 2007 It didnt matter where you are running the console from . Adminuilog An error occurred while loading the task sequence Description = "Failed to call SMS_TaskSequence::LoadFromXml due to error 8004100a."; ErrorCode = 1078462229; File = "e:\\nts_sms_fre\\sms\\siteserver\\sdk_provider\\smsprov\\ssptspackage.cpp"; Line = 2932; Operation = "ExecMethod"; ParameterInfo = "SMS_TaskSequencePackage"; ProviderName = "WinMgmt"; StatusCode = 2147749889; Restarting the WMI service on Primary site server fixed this error for us. Hope this helps.