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:
- Select Start - Run.
- At the Open prompt enter: mmc
- Click OK
- Select File - Add/Remove Snap-in...
- Click Add...
- Select Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager
- Click Add, then Close
- Click Ok to return to the mmc.
- Select File - Save As...
- Delete or rename the original (offending) file out the way.
- 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