Re: cant manage DNS

James:
As a first step, please verify that the file exist.
you might want to reinstall the DNS for that Server...
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Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

yes the file exists->c:\windows\system32\dnsmgmt.msc,
and I even restored it from a backup taken before SP2 install
and that made no difference. the sp2 install did something to MMC as the
message implies.
whatever sp2 intall did was not undone completely by the sp2 roll back.
DNS is operating normally so there is no need to reinstall it, only to
correct the
problem with MMC, which I do not how.


Hello James,
Did you also try to reinstall the adminpak from SP2?
Check this document if you also have errors described there
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940848&SD=tech
Best regards
Meinolf Weber

SP2 was rolled back. when it _was_ installed, I let it run by clicking the
install,
so it intalled the default install. it was subsequently uninstalled. this
caused the
problem with the DNS mmc snapin.

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I can Run MMC and add the dns console to MMC. then I can save this and poof
that new msc works. funny the old dnsmgmt.msc will not load into MMC.
effectively the problem is solved guys, but I would still preffer to have it
as it was,
but mabye that is not possible. I have noticed that A LOT of stuff from SP2
was not removed after the rollback. for instance I have ability to set
firewall
settings from network connectoid, but have no firewall shortcut in control
panel,
and the service is there and I can make it run. thank you M$ for not
cleaning
up after your messy self but then what else is new.

win2k3 sp0.5

Thank you,
James W. Long.
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"James W. Long" <JamesLong@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi all

I just went thru the nightmare of trying to install sp2 on win2k3 server
and
it didnt work,
so I rolled it back.

but evidently its not all rolled back. I cant administrate DNS anymore
here is the error, when I click the DNS shortcut.


MMC cannot open the file c:\windows\system32\dnsmgmt.msc.
this may be because the file does not exist or 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.

Tthis is the only console I have found with this problem.

I am the administrator. How do I get my DNS console back?

Thank you,

James W. Long







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