Enterprise Manager Won't Start

All of a sudden, whenever I try to start the SQL Server
Enterprise Manager, I get the following error:
MMC cannot open the file C:\Program File\...\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.
I've uninstalled and re-installed SQL Server at least
four times now. I still get the same error. What is
going on? The file exists. I can see it. Please, I
need some insight on this. Help!Glenn,
Try reapplying the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack. If that doesn't
work try copying SQLEM.MSC from the SQL Server CD (remember to rename it
to Enterprise Manager.msc on your machine).
Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
http://www.markallison.co.uk
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Glenn Cadoret wrote:
> All of a sudden, whenever I try to start the SQL Server
> Enterprise Manager, I get the following error:
> MMC cannot open the file C:\Program File\...\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.
> I've uninstalled and re-installed SQL Server at least
> four times now. I still get the same error. What is
> going on? The file exists. I can see it. Please, I
> need some insight on this. Help!|||Still no success. I have:
1. Verified all of the file permissions.
2. Installed SP3a.
3. Copied the SQLEM.MSC file, renamed it.
I still get the same error.
Any other possibilities?
Glenn Cadoret

>--Original Message--
>Glenn,
>Try reapplying the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack.
If that doesn't
>work try copying SQLEM.MSC from the SQL Server CD
(remember to rename it
>to Enterprise Manager.msc on your machine).
>--
>Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
>http://www.markallison.co.uk
>Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
>Glenn Cadoret wrote:
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>|||Glenn,
Well, it sounds like a permissions issue to me. What did you change? ;-)
Can you log on as local administrator and open EM?
--
Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
http://www.markallison.co.uk
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Glenn Cadoret wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Still no success. I have:
> 1. Verified all of the file permissions.
> 2. Installed SP3a.
> 3. Copied the SQLEM.MSC file, renamed it.
> I still get the same error.
> Any other possibilities?
> Glenn Cadoret
>
>
> If that doesn't
>
> (remember to rename it
>
> Server
>
> Server
>
> MMC.
>|||I had the same problem. When I replaced SQLEM.msc from the CD I tried to
launch it before renaming it and it worked fine but after I renamed it it
would not open.
As long as I dont rename it to its original name it will launch fine? If
this is a permissions issue then it is easily worked around by just renaming
the file. Not a lot of security here on permissions if that is all it takes
to work around the permissons.
"Mark Allison" wrote:

> Glenn,
> Well, it sounds like a permissions issue to me. What did you change? ;-)
> Can you log on as local administrator and open EM?
> --
> Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.markallison.co.uk
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>
> Glenn Cadoret wrote:
>