Microsoft KB Archive/885655

= IIS Manager does not start and you receive an error message when you use IIS and Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 885655

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0, when used with:  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 use Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you receive an error message that is similar to the following when you try to start IIS Manager:

Snap-in failed to initialize.

Name:

CLSID:{A841B6C2-7577-11D0-BB1F-00A0C922E79C}



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the Regsvr32 tool to register the Inetmgr.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:  Open a command prompt.</li> Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

regsvr32 C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\inetmgr.dll

</li> Close the command prompt.</li></ol>

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