Microsoft KB Archive/919585

= Error message when you open a DTS package on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer: &quot;MMC has detected an error in snap-in&quot; =

Article ID: 919585

Article Last Modified on 3/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you close a Microsoft SQL Server Data Transformation Services (DTS) package and then open another DTS package on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, you receive the following error message:

MMC has detected an error in snap-in. It is recommended that you shut down and restart MMC.

Additionally, if you ignore the error message and continue to run the DTS package, the left menu in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) disappears. This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You run more than 200 SQL Server DTS packages daily.
 * You manage DTS packages on a computer that is also running SQL Server.



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
There are no prerequisites.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the 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 R2, x64-based versions


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

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbexpertiseinter kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB919585

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