Re: MMC and Other Admin Functions don't run


Hi Wesley,

First of all, I want to thank you very much for taking so much time to
help me with this problem! I really do appreciate it.

The first thing that I tried to do was to reinstall srchasst.inf. (This
was before we knew the extent of the problem). That didn't change a
thing. I told him to use "file finder" because I couldn't figure out
the problem.

The next link that you listed, (Microsoft) with the "cannot open
<Snap-in Name> is the first place that I found with a search of the
direct error message. The work-around for this is to TURN ON the
offline files feature. I didn't understand what that could have to do
with not being able to run any Microsoft Console programs, defrag,
device manager, etc, but I did it anyway. Rebooted afterward, but still
no difference.

I not seen the second Microsoft link where "SNap in failed to
initialize", but I went directly there after reading your post. My
error does not give me a CLSID. I couldn't follow the resolution to the
LETTER though, because when I run MMC, I get the error and hitting OK
does nothing. I can go to SYSTEM32 though and open MMC.EXE to get a
CONSOLE. So I tried adding some things manually to the console to see
if that would work. Rebooted his pc after doing that, but still they
are broken. :(

The 3rd Microsoft link, I had also not found, but again, the message is
different. I know enough to know that nothing is constant, so I looked
in his Environment Variables section. He did NOT have that line,
(%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\system32\WBEM) in his
PATH statement so I added it. Rebooted (to be sure) and still nothing
has changed.... :(

I am getting to think that nothing is going to fix his PC. He also told
me that he had tried XP's version of SFC /restore the other day and even
THAT didn't work.

I am going to give you the exact error that I got just now trying to
open up SERVICES:

MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.msc.
This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or
was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do
not have sufficient access rights to the file.

It is not rights. We both have FULL rights on that pc and always have
had.

Oh well..... Again, I appreciate your taking your time help Wesley!!!


Cheryl







Wesley Vogel Wrote:
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
>
> scroll down to and Click on the ? Icon to Expand
> Why doesn't Search work?
> See...
> Error: "A file that is required to run Search Companion cannot be
> found. You
> may need to run setup".
> -----
>
> You receive a ?Cannot open <Snap-in Name>? error message when you try
> to
> start MMC on a Windows XP-based computer
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326574
>
> Error Message "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" When You Use Microsoft
> Management Console
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297064
>
> "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You Open Microsoft
> Management Console
> http://tinyurl.com/chae3
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User


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