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Error message "MMC could not create the snap-in" when opening the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 console installed on a localized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3

Symptoms

After you install the System Center Configuration Manager Console on a localized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you receive the error "MMC Cannot initialize snap-in". If you try to add the snap-in, you receive an error similar to the one below:
Name: System Center Configuration Manager
CLSID: FX:{6de537a5-7a1c-4fa4-ac3a-1b6fc1036560}

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Cause

This can occur if you install the console on a localized version of Windows XP SP3.  For example, if you are running Windows XP Portuguese-Brazilian version, you will receive the message below:
 
O MMC não pode criar o snap-in . O snap-in pode não ter sido instalado corretamente.
Nome: System Center Configuration Manager
CLSID: FX:{6de537a5-7a1c-4fa4-ac3a-1b6fc1036560}
 
By default, Windows XP SP3 has MMC 3.0 installed, but this problem occurs because the .dll files of the MMC 3.0 resource are incorrect

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install the hotfix 957502 for the localized version of Windows XP SP3 you are running.  For Windows XP Portuguese-Brazilian version, be sure to download PTB file version from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957502 (WindowsXP-KB957502-x86-PTB.exe)

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Article Info
Article ID : 2019648
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/8/2017
Published on : 8/25/2011
Exists online : False
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