try to removing the "Disable Performance Counters" entry from the following registry entry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PerfProc\Performancealso seePRB: Performance Object Is Not Displayed in Performance Monitor
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q249138INFO: Controlling the Disabling of Performance Monitor Extensions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q248993