Error: MMC cannot open the file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN\SQL Server Enterprise Manager.MSC.

August 9, 2005 · 1 min read

Upon clicking on the SQL Server Enterprise Manager shortcut the following error occurs:

MMC cannot open the file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN\SQL Server Enterprise Manager.MSC.
This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not have sufficient access rights to the file.

The msc file did exist and I definately has permissions to it.  So I can only assume it some how got corrupt.

The solution to this is fairly simple... either get another copy of this file, or create one, as follows:

  1. Select Start - Run.
  2. At the Open prompt enter: mmc
  3. Click OK
  4. Select File - Add/Remove Snap-in...
  5. Click Add...
  6. Select Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager
  7. Click Add, then Close
  8. Click Ok to return to the mmc.
  9. Select File - Save As...
  10. Delete or rename the original (offending) file out the way.
  11. Save the new msc file as C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN\SQL Server Enterprise Manager.MSC

Now your original shortcut should work.

Alternatively you can always access Enterprise Manager from within the Computer Management mmc.

HTH

Tim

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Tim Huffam

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