secpol.msc help needed

I am trying the change the security settings in Vista and when I type:
secpol.msc

At the command line I get: MMC could not create the snap-in.



When I try to do it manually, I get the message below.



Can someone help?



Thanks.



------------------------

Microsoft Management Console

---------------------------

MMC cannot initialize the snap-in.


Name: Group Policy Object Editor


CLSID: {8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3}

---------------------------

OK

em_CT;530603 Wrote:
> I am trying the change the security settings in Vista and when I type:
> secpol.msc
>
> At the command line I get: MMC could not create the snap-in.
>
> When I try to do it manually, I get the message below.
>
> Can someone help?
>
> Thanks.
> ------------------------
>
> Microsoft Management Console
>
> ---------------------------
>
> MMC cannot initialize the snap-in.
>
>
> Name: Group Policy Object Editor
>
>
> CLSID: {8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3}
>
> ---------------------------
>
> OK

Hi em_Ct,

What version of Vista are you using? The Vista Home Basic and Home
Premium version do not have the secpol.msc.

Sorry,
Shawn


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Vista Ultimate




"brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> em_CT;530603 Wrote:
>> I am trying the change the security settings in Vista and when I type:
>> secpol.msc
>>
>> At the command line I get: MMC could not create the snap-in.
>>
>> When I try to do it manually, I get the message below.
>>
>> Can someone help?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> ------------------------
>>
>> Microsoft Management Console
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> MMC cannot initialize the snap-in.
>>
>>
>> Name: Group Policy Object Editor
>>
>>
>> CLSID: {8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3}
>>
>> ---------------------------
>>
>> OK
>
> Hi em_Ct,
>
> What version of Vista are you using? The Vista Home Basic and Home
> Premium version do not have the secpol.msc.
>
> Sorry,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> OM\")
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

I found a work around, I just want to increase my access and I found it
here:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80...ege-level.html

Thanks again





"em_CT" <> wrote in message
news:CE01611B-1191-4CBC-8D82-...
> Vista Ultimate
>
>
>
>
> "brink" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> em_CT;530603 Wrote:
>>> I am trying the change the security settings in Vista and when I type:
>>> secpol.msc
>>>
>>> At the command line I get: MMC could not create the snap-in.
>>>
>>> When I try to do it manually, I get the message below.
>>>
>>> Can someone help?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> ------------------------
>>>
>>> Microsoft Management Console
>>>
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>> MMC cannot initialize the snap-in.
>>>
>>>
>>> Name: Group Policy Object Editor
>>>
>>>
>>> CLSID: {8FC0B734-A0E1-11D1-A7D3-0000F87571E3}
>>>
>>> ---------------------------
>>>
>>> OK
>>
>> Hi em_Ct,
>>
>> What version of Vista are you using? The Vista Home Basic and Home
>> Premium version do not have the secpol.msc.
>>
>> Sorry,
>> Shawn
>>
>>
>> --
>> brink
>>
>> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
>> OM\")
>> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

em_CT;530754 Wrote:
> I found a work around, I just want to increase my access and I found it
> here:
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80...ege-level.html
>
> Thanks again
>

em_CT,

I'm glad you found a work around to your problem to achieve your goal.


You might try running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes) in a elevated
command prompt to see if it can fix the problem with the secpol.msc.
This will show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...tem-files.html


If that fails, you can do a Repair install to fix it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html

Shawn


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brink

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
OM\")
*Please post feedback to help others.*

Shawn,

Thanks for the lead, I did run run sfc/ scannow and it did find corrupt
files and it did repair them. I did find the log files, but I could not open
them.
It did not however fix my original problem, but it does not matter.

Regards,
Egmont
em_CT
USA





"brink" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> em_CT;530754 Wrote:
>> I found a work around, I just want to increase my access and I found it
>> here:
>>
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80...ege-level.html
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>
> em_CT,
>
> I'm glad you found a work around to your problem to achieve your goal.
>
>
> You might try running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes) in a elevated
> command prompt to see if it can fix the problem with the secpol.msc.
> This will show you how.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...tem-files.html
>
>
> If that fails, you can do a Repair install to fix it.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> OM\")
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

em_CT;531155 Wrote:
> Shawn,
>
> Thanks for the lead, I did run run sfc/ scannow and it did find corrupt
> files and it did repair them. I did find the log files, but I could not
> open
> them.
> It did not however fix my original problem, but it does not matter.
>
> Regards,
> Egmont
> em_CT
> USA
> ------------------------------------
> "brink" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > em_CT,
> >
> > I'm glad you found a work around to your problem to achieve your
> goal.
> >
> >
> > You might try running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes) in a elevated
> > command prompt to see if it can fix the problem with the secpol.msc.
> > This will show you how.
> >
> > 'System Files'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...tem-files.html)
> >
> >
> > If that fails, you can do a Repair install to fix it.
> >
> > 'Repair Install For Vista'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html)
> >
> > Shawn
>

Egmont,

If you ever need it fixed, a "Repair Install" or "Clean Install" (duh,
LOL) will do it.

Have a good one,
Shawn


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