SQL Error: Snap-in unable to initialize
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:14 pm
[Problem]
Sometimes Windows (specially 2003 Server) messes up when registering needed dll's to the system, ending in you getting error messages like missing dll's, or just that a snap-in for the MMC could not be initialized (in this case, the snap-in for the Enterprise Manager that comes with SQL Server 2000).
[Solution]
Register the missing dll's by hand, if they are on the HDD. If not, download them from Microsoft and place them to %WINNT%/system
In this case, the following command solved the problem:
This gets the dll reregistered in the registry, and the programs will be able to make the proper calls again.
Sometimes Windows (specially 2003 Server) messes up when registering needed dll's to the system, ending in you getting error messages like missing dll's, or just that a snap-in for the MMC could not be initialized (in this case, the snap-in for the Enterprise Manager that comes with SQL Server 2000).
[Solution]
Register the missing dll's by hand, if they are on the HDD. If not, download them from Microsoft and place them to %WINNT%/system
In this case, the following command solved the problem:
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regsvr32 sqlmmc.dll