Active Directory Users and Computers - DSA.MSC - Cannot Use Find

[StumpedTechy]

Okay I have 2 servers replicating AD back and fourth Server A all is working as it should Server B however I am having a big problem. If I open up DSA.MSC (the Active Directory Users and Computers mmc), then I highlight our domain and I click on the Find the Find Objects in Active Directory button I get an error The title of the box is Active Directory the error in the box is "Windows cannot create the Find Dialog box because; No such interface supported."

Let me tell you what i have tried. I have tried a process viewer to show me what files the working msc used and which ones the "broken" on was using but this yieled no information. I also tried to install the Administrators Pack over the top hoping any needed "hook" would install but this did not fix it either.

Any other thoughts?

 

[djtech2k]

Have you recently upgraded to Sp1? I think there may be a new adminpak for SP1 FYI. I am not 100% sure, but I know several other packages, like support tools, updated with SP1.

 

[StumpedTechy]

Service pack 1 has not been installed on either of these 2 machines yet.

 

[djtech2k]

Other than installing SP1 or doing an OS repair, I would maybe delete the dsa files and reloading the adminpak.msi.

 

[StumpedTechy]

Well I tried the repair and adding SP1 to these servers is out (corperate policy dictates out service pack levels).

What are all the DSA files that dsa.msc is dependant upon? Can I just rip them out safely? (I don't want to render the rest of the server useless). At this point a fresh install over ripped out items looks okay but I don't know whatelse its dependant upon (especially the part that uses this Finda function it can't find)