Error message about device manager

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open Device Manager or the Computer Management window, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc.

This may be because the file does not exist, is not the 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.

CAUSE

This issue may occur when one or more of the .dll files that are used by the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) are missing or corrupted:

• Msxml.dll
• Msxml2.dll
• Msxml3.dll

RESOLUTION

Repair dll Errors Now.

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1.Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.

2.At the command prompt, type cd %windir%\system32, and then press ENTER.

Note The %Windir% folder is the folder where you installed Microsoft Windows.

3.Type the following commands, and press ENTER after each command:

• Regsvr32 Msxml.dll
• Regsvr32 Msxml2.dll
• Regsvr32 Msxml3.dll

NOTE: BootDriveLetter refers to the drive letter of the boot drive. In other words, it refers to the drive where the Windows folder is located, which is probably drive C. CD-ROM_or_DVD-ROM_Drive_Letter refers to the drive letter of the CD-ROM or the drive letter of the DVD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM drive or the DVD-ROM drive are frequently located in drive D.

4.Type exit, and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window.

5.Restart the computer.

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Other most searched dll files: MSVCRT.DLL, MSVCR71.dll, msncore.dll, mfc80u.dll, mfc80.dll, Mss32.dll