After System Restore AD Users & Computers broken

permalink · #1 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:06 AM

I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support group
of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing. It
went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory Users
and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.

I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
TIA.

permalink · #2 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:06 AM

Reason may be that computer must be networked.
-
"boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
>group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> this?
> TIA.
>

permalink · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:06 AM

Reason may be that computer must be networked.
-
"boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
>group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> this?
> TIA.
>

permalink · #4 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:06 AM

This computer is networked.

"AJR" wrote:

> Reason may be that computer must be networked.
> -
> "boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
> >I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
> >group
> > of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> > It
> > went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> > Users
> > and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
> >
> > I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> > Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> > this?
> > TIA.
> >
>
>
>

permalink · #5 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:07 AM

This computer is networked.

"AJR" wrote:

> Reason may be that computer must be networked.
> -
> "boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
> >I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
> >group
> > of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> > It
> > went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> > Users
> > and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
> >
> > I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> > Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> > this?
> > TIA.
> >
>
>
>

permalink · #6 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:07 AM

"boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
>group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> this?
> TIA.
>

Since this is an Active Directory issue, you may get a more informed
response if you post to one of the many Active Directory newsgroups.
Steve

permalink · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:07 AM

"boB-NH" <boBNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BB1A89E5-719D-4463-AAF6-EBE43C26E699@microsoft.com...
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support
>group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing.
> It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory
> Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix
> this?
> TIA.
>

Since this is an Active Directory issue, you may get a more informed
response if you post to one of the many Active Directory newsgroups.
Steve

permalink · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:10 AM

Hi,

See if this applies.

You cannot open the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in from within
the Active Directory Domains and Trusts MMC snap-in on a computer that is
running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895978/en-us

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

"boB-NH" wrote
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing. It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
> TIA.

permalink · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2007, 03:10 AM

Hi,

See if this applies.

You cannot open the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in from within
the Active Directory Domains and Trusts MMC snap-in on a computer that is
running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895978/en-us

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

"boB-NH" wrote
>I was instructed to run the System Restore utility by the tech support group
> of a major PC manufacturer due to a technical problem I was experiencing. It
> went well, except for the fact that I now cannot run Active Directory Users
> and Computers. Error message says - "MMC cannot open the file
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\dsa.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." OK button closes error message.
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
> Administrator Tools. No go. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
> TIA.

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