Snap in failed to initialize

[Trung Quach]

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,

Trung

[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

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
> 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,
>
> Trung

[Trung Quach]

Wesley:

Tried all three, but the problem still exists.

Trung

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In ,
> Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
> > 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,
> >
> > 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\Sys tem32\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.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
> Wesley:
>
> Tried all three, but the problem still exists.
>
> Trung
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In ,
>> Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
>>> 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,
>>>
>>> Trung

[Trung Quach]

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.

Trung

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> 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\Sys tem32\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.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In ,
> Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
> > Wesley:
> >
> > Tried all three, but the problem still exists.
> >
> > Trung
> >
> > "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
> >
> >> 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
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> >>
> >> Wes
> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >> In ,
> >> Trung Quach > hunted and pecked:
> >>> 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,
> >>>
> >>> Trung
>
>