Snap in failed to initialize

[Guest]

It looks like when I try to open services.msc it says "snap-in failed to
initalize" this is the same for the indexing services too. Any thoughts on
resloving this issue would be appreciated.

TIA,

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[Wesley Vogel]

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?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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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Wesley:

Tried all three, but the problem still exists.

Trung

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Trung,

Make sure that %SystemRoot%\System32\WBEM is in the PATH.

Note: %SystemRoot% is usually the same thing as C:\WINDOWS

I.e. %SystemRoot%\System32 = C:\WINDOWS\system32

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
When the command prompt opens, type: path and then hit your Enter key.

It should look something like this...

PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem

There may be more items, but make sure that you see WINDOWS\System32\Wbem

This behavior can also occur if your PATH environment variable ends with \

To resolve the problem
1. Right-click My Computer and press Properties.
2. Select the Advanced tab.
3. Press the Environment Variables button.
4. Double-click PATH in the System variables area.
5. Remove the \ from the end of the string.
6. Press OK and OK.

This can also happen if the *.dll files are not registered properly. The
trouble is that I do not know offhand what dll files are used for Services
and the Indexing Service Snap-ins.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

To all:

I should have checked the event log. It looks like the error was caused by
Error 7(Bad block). The hard drive was going bad. It needed to be replaced.

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