WSUS 3.0 - MMC 3.0 - MMC could not create the snap-in.

The client administration piece has been working for some time now. 
However, now I get the error...
MMC could not create the snap-in.  The snap-in might not have been installed 
correctly.
Name: Update Services
CLSID: FX:

I have tried deleting the wsus file from C:\Documents and 
Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\MMC to no avail.  Nothing 
else I have found on the web or on Microsoft's site appear to be helpful.  I 
have also completely re-installed MMC 3.0 and un-installed and re-installed 
the client admin piece.

XP Pro SP2, MMC 3.0, .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0 with all available updates.
HP 6120 Laptop if that helps.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
John R 

 Check on the EventViewer of the client and see any errors that appear soon 
as you try to open the MMC

 Cheers

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"John R" <jsr^^^813@zoom^^^internet.net> wrote in message 
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> The client administration piece has been working for some time now. 
> However, now I get the error...
> MMC could not create the snap-in.  The snap-in might not have been 
> installed correctly.
> Name: Update Services
> CLSID: FX:
>
> I have tried deleting the wsus file from C:\Documents and 
> Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\MMC to no avail. 
Nothing 
> else I have found on the web or on Microsoft's site appear to be helpful. 
> I have also completely re-installed MMC 3.0 and un-installed and 
> re-installed the client admin piece.
>
> XP Pro SP2, MMC 3.0, .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0 with all available updates.
> HP 6120 Laptop if that helps.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> John R
> 

"Augusto Alvarez" <augusto.alvarez82@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Check on the EventViewer of the client and see any errors that appear soon

> as you try to open the MMC

Thank you for the reply, however no events are logged in any of the event 
logs on the client or on the server.

John R 

Just delete/rename %windir%\system32\mmc.exe.config

"John R" wrote:

> The client administration piece has been working for some time now. 
> However, now I get the error...
> MMC could not create the snap-in.  The snap-in might not have been
installed 
> correctly.
> Name: Update Services
> CLSID: FX:
> 
> I have tried deleting the wsus file from C:\Documents and 
> Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\MMC to no avail. 
Nothing 
> else I have found on the web or on Microsoft's site appear to be helpful. 
I 
> have also completely re-installed MMC 3.0 and un-installed and re-installed

> the client admin piece.
> 
> XP Pro SP2, MMC 3.0, .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0 with all available updates.
> HP 6120 Laptop if that helps.
> 
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> John R 
> 
> 

"Yavo" <Yavo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> Just delete/rename %windir%\system32\mmc.exe.config
>

Thanks for the tip, however the filename that you quote, 'mmc.exe.config' 
does not live anywhere on the system.

John R