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IIS Manager does not start and you receive an error message when you use IIS and Windows Server 2003

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Symptoms

When you use Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you receive an error message that is similar to the following when you try to start IIS Manager:
Snap-in failed to initialize.
Name:<unknown>
CLSID:{A841B6C2-7577-11D0-BB1F-00A0C922E79C}

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, use the Regsvr32 tool to register the Inetmgr.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    regsvr32 C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\inetmgr.dll
  3. Close the command prompt.

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References

For more information about the Regsvr32 tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249873� Explanation of Regsvr32 usage and error messages

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Keywords: KB885655, kbprb, kbtshoot

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Article Info
Article ID : 885655
Revision : 5
Created on : 12/3/2007
Published on : 12/3/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 490