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by pbmartin

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Can anyone help me to re install the Computer Management Tool in Win2K server? I (foolishly) tried to install a Dell RAID management application which warned me that it would disable the native Disk management Tool but would restore this if I subsiquently uninstalled the Dell utility. I didn't like the Dell tool but when I uninstalled it found that the native CM tool was completely blank when started. Any ideas on how to get it back?
Thanks
Peter

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by dont-bother

I doubt if the Dell tool deleted it.
Pretty BOLD if it did.

You can re-create the shortcut (in Admin Tools) for it:

Target: %SystemRoot%\system32\compmgmt.msc /s
Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

The file is actually:
compmgmt.msc
located in
C:\winnt\system32\ directory.

Hope that helps.

by dont-bother

If the file ISN'T where it should be -- possibly the Dell Tool moved it.

Start | Search | Files/Folders
and search for the file
compmgmt.msc

move it back to the system32 directory and then re-create the link

by pbmartin

Thanks but it doesn't help
The shortcut and file are still there - its just that when I start it under the local computer icon there is the system tool, storage and services and applications icons but these are unexpandable and have no content. TheDell RAID management program did disable this andI need to know how to get it back.

by steffeng

this error might appear when array manager is not fully installed.
try the following :

reinstall the dell array mananger from the dell cd, but from the directory am3xx\setup
- run setup and choose custom and tick managed node windows
- you will get some mesages on the screen, just click okay
- system ask you to reboot
- after reboot try to access your disk management again, it should work now i hope.
- then remove array manager (always click reboot) then reboot your system
the above steps worked for me, so good luck

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