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Windows Server 2003 SP1 / DHCP this
Problem/Question: spa
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Cannot open DHCP reservation scope, and receive a "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" error message.get
Cause analysis: it
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According to the error message, I have done some research, and found this may be an known issue in Windows Server 2003. For this known issue, you can see the below article:event
You may receive a "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" error message when you try to view DHCP scope reservations on a Windows Server 2003-based DHCP serverclass
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902954/en-us
Solution/Workaround:
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Install the hotfix in this article902954 fixed this issue.
References:
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You may receive a "Snap-in Failed to Initialize" error message when you try to view DHCP scope reservations on a Windows Server 2003-based DHCP server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902954/en-us
Further actions
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This is a bug in Windows server 2003 SP1. This bug can be resolved in SP2.
In order to prevent this kinds of issues from occurring again, I recommend that we update our server to SP2. If you approves, I will contact with the help desk team to this operations.