Re: Can't run Microsoft Management Console

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"buttons007" <nick.keene@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1133481326.776940.140790@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> the error message i get is:
>
> "MMC can't open the file C:\WINDOWS\System32\compmgmt.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 be also be because you
> do not have sufficient access rights to the file."
>
> I'm running Windows MCE 2005 and had just installed the rollup 2 !!
> and the .NET update(this has since been uninstalled due to other
> problems.)
>
> The files do exist and i'm logged on as administrator. The problem is
> common to all the console apps and only came to light when I added a
> 2nd hard drive and wanted to 'manage' it!
> everything else works a treat, is there a quick fix? or am i looking at
> a reinstall.
> Having searched the groups and not found an answer, I've come out to
> ask specifically
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
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