Microsoft KB Archive/931010

= Error message when you try to configure PolicyMaker policy items: &quot;Snapin Error: MMC has detected an error in a snap-in&quot; =

Article ID: 931010

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * PolicyMaker Registry Extension 1.0
 * PolicyMaker Registry Extension 2.0
 * PolicyMaker Share Manager 1.0
 * PolicyMaker Software Update 1.0
 * PolicyMaker Software Update 2.0
 * PolicyMaker Standard Edition 1.0
 * PolicyMaker Standard Edition 2.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to configure Desktop Standard PolicyMaker policy items, you receive the following error message:

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

You may be able to ignore this error message and continue the operation. However, you continue to receive this error message.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when PolicyMaker is running on a computer that has Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 installed. MMC 3.0 handles dialog boxes in a different way than earlier versions of MMC.

Note By default, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 includes MMC 3.0.



STATUS
This problem is scheduled to be fixed in the next version of PolicyMaker.

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