MMC can't open services.msc

Question

System : Server 2012 Standerd, main system and AD.
Problem: "MMC can't open C:/Windows/System32/services.msc..."
First step:
The first error was due to a file being corrupted message. I escalated the user profile and took control of the file using admin cmd with takeown and icals, both taking full ownership and full access(what a struggle)
Second step:
When trying to launch it from the server management console it now gave me this error MMC.... you require permission from Administrator(the account I am logged in with). Launched an escalated MMC console with the same result(server management console as
well) But when using the component management console it works fine. I tried replacing the file by creating a new services.msc, but is unable to save the file to the directory even after stopping all the services(you require permission from Administrator(the
account I am logged in with)).
Thus the file is not corrupted any more but still can't be accessed using mmc or SMC.
Google it and forum search, with no luck.
Third and final step:
Panic like hell and open a forum chat
HELP please
PS: This all occurred after a power failure.When the machine was booted after the power failure, i received an fatal error on the raid web console about rejected cache on server starup

Answer 1

Hi,
Based on your description, the error is “MMC can’t open C:/Windows/System32/services.msc”, and it gives prompt about requiring permission from administrator when you use server management console.
To troubleshoot this issue, please check if the mmc.exe exists in C:\Windows\System32 folder.
If some files were corrupted, you could try to use sfc /scannow command to restore the corrupted file. Then sfc /scannow command will scan all protected system files, and replace corrupted files with a cached copy that is located in a compressed
folder at %WinDir%\System32\dllcache.
And please check if the event viewer has any related event logs.
For more details about sfc /scannow command, please refer to the following KB article,
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
Best Regards,
Tina