Posted on: 6/25/2012 7:11:39 PM | Views : 1438

Visual Studio 2010 installed with no reported errors. However the SQL Server 2008 Configuration Manager fails with the following error.
MMC could not create the snap-in. MMC could not create the snap-in.  The snap-in might not have been installed correctly. Name: SQL Server Configuration Manager CLSID: {D52E5F54-75D9-4A93-91B7-2215EA5CBED2}
I installed SQL Server 2008 Management Studio with hopes that it would fix the problem; it didn't. It installed OK and works, but I still have SQL Server 2008 Configuration Manager failure.
I have tried all the remedies that I could find on the internet. From the microsoft forum it is suggested to run a repair. I tried this, but it looks for a directory for the files from where it was installed. I tried searching the Visual Studio 2010 DVD; I failed to find what it is looking for.  I downloaded SQL Server Express 2008 and uninstalled and re-installed several time and still ...

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