Fix for "Snap-in failed to initialize"

[Stan Kay]

Whenever I try to run Device Manager I get the error:-

"Snap in failed to initialize"
Name: Device Manager
CLSID:{74246BFC-4C86-11D0-ABEF-0020AF6B0B7A}"

I tried to "Add" the snap-in by running MMC but when I click "ADD" the same
message appears.

Can anyone please help? Has anybody encountered a similar problem? I do not
remember recently installing new software, except recent MS Security
Updates, which may have 'walked all over' a *.dll or the registry!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Will this open Device Manager for you?

Start | Run | Type: devmgmt.msc | Click OK

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://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;826282

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

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[Stan Kay]

Wes,

I am very grateful for the suggestions but I am afraid none of them
worked. Since I have a very fast system (with SCSI 320 disks)which takes
only 11 minutes to rebuild (from a clean image that I always keep) then
there is little point in spending too much time trying to fix a
malfunctioning system. I have now rebuilt the system and evrything is
fine once more.

Many thanks for trying to help me.

Kind regards,

Stan Kay

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Stan,

There's always more than one way to skin a cat.

Keep having fun.

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

There's always more than one way to skin a cat.

Nice phrase Wes )

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Ramesh,

An old cliché. But certainly appropriate with Windows. ;-)

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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Wes,

oic.. But still new to me, from India

 

[Wesley Vogel]

:-D

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