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Error message when you use MMC 3.0: "MMC has detected error in a snap-in"Article ID: 915797 - View products that this article applies to. On This PageSYMPTOMSWhen you try to expand the Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) node in the Group Policy Object Editor tool, you may receive the following error message:
MMC has detected an error in a snap-in. It is recommended that you shut down and restart MMC Report this error to Microsoft and then shut down MMC Continue running and ignore errors with this snap-in for the rest of the session Continue running and always ignore errors with this snap-in, regardless of user or session CAUSEThis problem may occur when Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 is installed on the computer. MMC 3.0 has a new feature that tracks memory-related errors in snap-ins. Therefore, MMC 3.0 detects a memory-related error in the Group Policy Object Editor tool that had been previously undetected.
Because the error described in the symptoms section does not affect any functionality, the error was not detected in earlier versions of MMC. RESOLUTIONService pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:889100
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889100/
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How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
PrerequisitesNo prerequisites are required.Restart requirementYou must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.File informationThe English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versionsCollapse this table
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WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, click Continue running and always ignore errors with this snap-in, regardless of user or session, and then click OK to accept your selection. The error message will not appear again for this error in the Group Policy Object Editor tool. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/
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