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After a repair install of SBS 2003 (followed by a reinstall of SP1 and the R2 components), my SBS 2003 server's Server Management Console will not run. &nbsp;(Everything else seems to be working fine, though, to my surprise.) &nbsp;When I try to kick it off, I get a generic error message: &nbsp;&quot;Microsoft Management Console has encountered a problem and needs to close,&quot; etc. &nbsp;The problem does not appear to be within MMC itself, as I can open other consoles with no problems. &nbsp;Also, if I open MMC from the &quot;Run...&quot; line and attempt to add the Server Management snap-in, I get an error. &nbsp;So the problem appears to be with the Server Management snap-in itself.<br />
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The first thing I tried was the most obvious: &nbsp;I reinstalled the Administration component by going to Add/Remove Programs and selecting SBS 2003. &nbsp;The error was still there. &nbsp;Then a coworker mentioned that I should actually remove the Administration component, reboot, and reinstall it, as just selecting &quot;Reinstall&quot; may not overwrite all of the associated files and registry keys. &nbsp;So I tried that...and if it had worked, I wouldn't be here asking a question. &nbsp;I'm still getting the same error. &nbsp;Any ideas?<br />

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After a repair install of SBS 2003 (followed by a reinstall of SP1 and the R2 components), my SBS 2003 server's Server Management Console will not run.  (Everything else seems to be working fine, though, to my surprise.)  When I try to kick it off, I get a generic error message:  "Microsoft Management Console has encountered a problem and needs to close," etc.  The problem does not appear to be within MMC itself, as I can open other consoles with no problems.  Also, if I open MMC from the "Run..." line and attempt to add the Server Management snap-in, I get an error.  So the problem appears to be with the Server Management snap-in itself.

The first thing I tried was the most obvious:  I reinstalled the Administration component by going to Add/Remove Programs and selecting SBS 2003.  The error was still there.  Then a coworker mentioned that I should actually remove the Administration component, reboot, and reinstall it, as just selecting "Reinstall" may not overwrite all of the associated files and registry keys.  So I tried that...and if it had worked, I wouldn't be here asking a question.  I'm still getting the same error.  Any ideas?


SBS 2003 Server Management Console gives MMC.exe error

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).