MMC could not create the snap-in on Windows Server 2008 R2

Hello,

I've just recovered from a "Windows Boot Loader" crash/error on my Windows Server 2008 R2 since then none of MMC snap-ins are working (you could see print screens below).

What I've tried:
1. Run "sfc /scannow" - now errors were detected.
2. Tried this with no luck: "Navigate to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CONFIG and Rename machine.config to machine.config.old"
3. Ran " .NET Framework repair tool" without success, it says "cannot complete repairs".
4. Used "System Update Readiness tool" no errors detected.

Why the MMC snap-ins are crashing ? What caused it, don't understand how a boot loader error could create such a problem.
Please give me some advice, need to solve this asap.

Thank you in advance.

Error screenshots attached.

 

I will run "chkdsk /F /R" after work time.

 

1. Ran chkdsk - still the same error.
2. The In-Place Upgrade process failed too because the Users Directories is not on the same partition.
3. Tried to re-install .NET from an *.exe with no luck it has to be done from the Add Features in Server Manager, but as I said can't get to Server Manager because of the snap-in error.

I've just tested a few snap-ins and below are the ones that work (1) and the ones that doesn't work(2):

1:
Active Directory Users and Computers
Group Policy Editor
Performance Monitor
Services
System Configuration

2:
Computer Management
Security Configuration Monitor
Server Manager
Windows Firewall
Windows Server Backup


Don't know what to do, any help is highly appreciated.

 

Here is how my "machine.config" file looks like in "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CONFIG"

Code:

 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <!--     Please refer to machine.config.comments for a description and     the default values of each configuration section.      For a full documentation of the schema please refer to     hxxp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42127      To improve performance, machine.config should contain only those     settings that differ from their defaults. --> <configuration>     <configSections>         <section name="appSettings" type="System.Configuration.AppSettingsSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" restartOnExternalChanges="false" requirePermission="false" />         <section name="connectionStrings" type="System.Configuration.ConnectionStringsSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" requirePermission="false" />         <section name="mscorlib" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="runtime"  type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="assemblyBinding"  type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="satelliteassemblies" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="startup"  type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="system.codedom" type="System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomConfigurationHandler, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.data" type="System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactoriesConfigurationHandler, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.data.dataset" type="System.Configuration.NameValueFileSectionHandler, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" restartOnExternalChanges="false" />         <section name="system.data.odbc" type="System.Data.Common.DbProviderConfigurationHandler, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.data.oledb" type="System.Data.Common.DbProviderConfigurationHandler, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.data.oracleclient" type="System.Data.Common.DbProviderConfigurationHandler, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.data.sqlclient" type="System.Data.Common.DbProviderConfigurationHandler, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.diagnostics" type="System.Diagnostics.SystemDiagnosticsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="system.runtime.remoting" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <section name="system.windows.forms" type="System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSection, System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         <section name="windows" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowLocation="false" />         <sectionGroup name="system.xml.serialization" type="System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration.SerializationSectionGroup, System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">             <section name="schemaImporterExtensions" type="System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration.SchemaImporterExtensionsSection, System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="dateTimeSerialization" type="System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration.DateTimeSerializationSection, System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="xmlSerializer" type="System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration.XmlSerializerSection, System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />         </sectionGroup>         <sectionGroup name="system.net" type="System.Net.Configuration.NetSectionGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">             <section name="authenticationModules" type="System.Net.Configuration.AuthenticationModulesSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="connectionManagement" type="System.Net.Configuration.ConnectionManagementSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="defaultProxy" type="System.Net.Configuration.DefaultProxySection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <sectionGroup name="mailSettings" type="System.Net.Configuration.MailSettingsSectionGroup, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">                 <section name="smtp" type="System.Net.Configuration.SmtpSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             </sectionGroup>             <section name="requestCaching" type="System.Net.Configuration.RequestCachingSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="settings" type="System.Net.Configuration.SettingsSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />             <section name="webRequestModules" type="System.Net.Configuration.WebRequestModulesSection, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />         </sectionGroup>         <sectionGroup name="system.transactions" type="System.Transactions.Configuration.TransactionsSectionGroup, System.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, Custom=null">            <section name="defaultSettings" type="System.Transactions.Configuration.DefaultSettingsSection, System.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, Custom=null" />            <section name="machineSettings" type="System.Transactions.Configuration.MachineSettingsSection, System.Transactions, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, Custom=null" allowDefinition="MachineOnly" allowExeDefinition="MachineOnly"/>         </sectionGroup>         <sectionGroup name="system.web" type="System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebSectionGroup, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">             <section name="anonymousIdentification" type="System.Web.Configuration.AnonymousIdentificationSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="authentication" type="System.Web.Configuration.AuthenticationSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="authorization" type="System.Web.Configuration.AuthorizationSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="browserCaps" type="System.Web.Configuration.HttpCapabilitiesSectionHandler, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="clientTarget" type="System.Web.Configuration.ClientTargetSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="compilation" type="System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="customErrors" type="System.Web.Configuration.CustomErrorsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="deployment" type="System.Web.Configuration.DeploymentSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineOnly" />             <section name="deviceFilters" type="System.Web.Mobile.DeviceFiltersSection, System.Web.Mobile, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="globalization" type="System.Web.Configuration.GlobalizationSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="healthMonitoring" type="System.Web.Configuration.HealthMonitoringSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="hostingEnvironment" type="System.Web.Configuration.HostingEnvironmentSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="httpCookies" type="System.Web.Configuration.HttpCookiesSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="httpHandlers" type="System.Web.Configuration.HttpHandlersSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="httpModules" type="System.Web.Configuration.HttpModulesSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="httpRuntime" type="System.Web.Configuration.HttpRuntimeSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="identity" type="System.Web.Configuration.IdentitySection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="machineKey" type="System.Web.Configuration.MachineKeySection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="membership" type="System.Web.Configuration.MembershipSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="mobileControls" type="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobileControlsSection, System.Web.Mobile, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="pages" type="System.Web.Configuration.PagesSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="processModel" type="System.Web.Configuration.ProcessModelSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineOnly" allowLocation="false" />             <section name="profile" type="System.Web.Configuration.ProfileSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="protocols" type="System.Web.Configuration.ProtocolsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToWebRoot" />             <section name="roleManager" type="System.Web.Configuration.RoleManagerSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="securityPolicy" type="System.Web.Configuration.SecurityPolicySection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="sessionPageState" type="System.Web.Configuration.SessionPageStateSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="sessionState" type="System.Web.Configuration.SessionStateSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="siteMap" type="System.Web.Configuration.SiteMapSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="trace" type="System.Web.Configuration.TraceSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="trust" type="System.Web.Configuration.TrustSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="urlMappings" type="System.Web.Configuration.UrlMappingsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             <section name="webControls" type="System.Web.Configuration.WebControlsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="webParts" type="System.Web.Configuration.WebPartsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="webServices" type="System.Web.Services.Configuration.WebServicesSection, System.Web.Services, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <section name="xhtmlConformance" type="System.Web.Configuration.XhtmlConformanceSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             <sectionGroup name="caching" type="System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebCachingSectionGroup, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a">                 <section name="cache" type="System.Web.Configuration.CacheSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />                 <section name="outputCache" type="System.Web.Configuration.OutputCacheSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />                 <section name="outputCacheSettings" type="System.Web.Configuration.OutputCacheSettingsSection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />                 <section name="sqlCacheDependency" type="System.Web.Configuration.SqlCacheDependencySection, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" />             </sectionGroup>         </sectionGroup>         <section name="system.webServer" type="System.Configuration.IgnoreSection, System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />     </configSections>      <configProtectedData defaultProvider="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider">         <providers>             <add name="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider"  type="System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider,System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" description="Uses RsaCryptoServiceProvider to encrypt and decrypt" keyContainerName="NetFrameworkConfigurationKey"  cspProviderName=""  useMachineContainer="true"  useOAEP="false" />              <add name="DataProtectionConfigurationProvider"  type="System.Configuration.DpapiProtectedConfigurationProvider,System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" description="Uses CryptProtectData and CryptUnProtectData Windows APIs to encrypt and decrypt" useMachineProtection="true"  keyEntropy=""  />         </providers>     </configProtectedData>      <runtime />      <connectionStrings>         <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>     </connectionStrings>      <system.data>         <DbProviderFactories>            <add name="Odbc Data Provider"         invariant="System.Data.Odbc"         description=".Net Framework Data Provider for Odbc"      type="System.Data.Odbc.OdbcFactory, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>            <add name="OleDb Data Provider"        invariant="System.Data.OleDb"        description=".Net Framework Data Provider for OleDb"     type="System.Data.OleDb.OleDbFactory, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>            <add name="OracleClient Data Provider" invariant="System.Data.OracleClient" description=".Net Framework Data Provider for Oracle"    type="System.Data.OracleClient.OracleClientFactory, System.Data.OracleClient, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>            <add name="SqlClient Data Provider"    invariant="System.Data.SqlClient"    description=".Net Framework Data Provider for SqlServer" type="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlClientFactory, System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>         </DbProviderFactories>     </system.data>       <system.web>         <processModel autoConfig="true"/>          <httpHandlers />          <membership>             <providers>                 <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"                     type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"                     connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"                     enablePasswordRetrieval="false"                     enablePasswordReset="true"                     requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"                     applicationName="/"                     requiresUniqueEmail="false"                     passwordFormat="Hashed"                     maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5"                     minRequiredPasswordLength="7"                     minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1"                     passwordAttemptWindow="10"                     passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />             </providers>         </membership>          <profile>             <providers>                 <add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" applicationName="/"                     type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             </providers>         </profile>          <roleManager>             <providers>                 <add name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" applicationName="/"                     type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />                 <add name="AspNetWindowsTokenRoleProvider" applicationName="/"                     type="System.Web.Security.WindowsTokenRoleProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />             </providers>         </roleManager>     </system.web>  </configuration> 

 

Because almost in all threads about this issue smb says that it's about .NET
Event Viewer has the same snap-in issue, I've opened the event viewer logs from another computer and this what I found..

{Registry Hive Recovered} Registry hive (file): '\??\C:\System Volume Information\Syscache.hve' was corrupted and it has been recovered. Some data might have been lost.

{Registry Hive Recovered} Registry hive (file): '\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE' was corrupted and it has been recovered. Some data might have been lost.

{Registry Hive Recovered} Registry hive (file): '\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SECURITY' was corrupted and it has been recovered. Some data might have been lost.

 

except some mmc snap-ins that are broken I'm having issues with IE, SSL links, for example mail.yahoo.com if I press "Continue to this website (not recommended)." nothing happens.
Uninstalled IE9, tried with IE8 same issue, reinstalled IE9 no luck...