Microsoft KB Archive/915797

= Error message when you use MMC 3.0: &quot;MMC has detected error in a snap-in&quot; =

Article ID: 915797

Article Last Modified on 3/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
When 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

This error message contains the following options:

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



CAUSE
This 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.



Service pack information
To 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 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The 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, IA-64 versions


WORKAROUND
To 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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; 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 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: gpedit.msc

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB915797

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