Using MS Server 2003 Admin Tools with Vista

Today I tried running the Windows Server 2003 Admin tools with Vista Business and was a little surprised when I got the error message:

MMC could not create the snap-in.

I guess the only reason I was shocked was that I got no errors whatsoever. The install went just fine. Normally, when you attempt to install an older Microsoft tool that isn’t compatible, Vista will freak out and let you proceed no further.

After a some Googling (and several leads that did not work), I found a fix on the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930056

The fix was actually quite easy: Finding the fix was another story!

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