Snap in failed to initialise

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scott Siemers

Can anyone help me correct this?

Snap-in failed to initialize.
Name: System Information Extension

I get this error message when going to Computer
Management screen (right click on My Computer).

Thanks.
 
"Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You Open Microsoft Management Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;826282&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Can anyone help me correct this?
|
| Snap-in failed to initialize.
| Name: System Information Extension
|
| I get this error message when going to Computer
| Management screen (right click on My Computer).
|
| Thanks.
 
Hi Carey,
I went to the URL as you directed, but it is not totally
clear.

It says to PATH environment variable. (Do I double
click "Path" or "PATHEXT"?)

It then instructs to type in a string of values. However
it also says that if other system variables appear, not
to remove them.

Under Path, there is an existing variable
value: "Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\" (So do
I type in the new value before or after this?)

Thanks, Scott
-----Original Message-----
"Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You
Click to expand...
Open Microsoft Management Console
 
Further to my earlier reply to this advice, the Path
variable value is currently: %SystemRoot%\system32;%
SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\

So what should it say instead??

Thanks!


-----Original Message-----
"Snap-in Failed to Initialize" Error Message When You
Click to expand...
Open Microsoft Management Console
 
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Further to my earlier reply to this advice, the Path
| variable value is currently: %SystemRoot%\system32;%
| SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
| Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\
|
| So what should it say instead??
|
| Thanks!
 
Hi again, I have tried this but I still get the error
message:
Snap in failed to initialize.
CLSID:{45AC8C64-23E2-11D1-A696-00C04FD58BC3}

The code on the error message is different from that
shown on the web site as a reason for the problem.

Is there another reason for the problem?

I have gone back and entered the following in the Path
Environment Variable:
%SysterRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%|System32
\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\

What must I do to fix the problem? Thanks,Scott
 
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