MSSQL2008 Open Enterprise Manager Error Details: Title: Registered Server------------------------------ Unable to read a list of previously registered servers on this system. Please re-register your server in the Registered Servers window. For help information, click: Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? prodname=microsoft+sql+server&prodver=10.50.1600.1+ ((KJ_RTM). 100402-1540+) &LinkId=20476 --------- ---------------------Other information: The deserialization operation on the/registeredserversstore/servergroup/databaseengineservergroup failed. (MICROSOFT.SQLSERVER.MANAGEMENT.SDK.SFC) For help information, click: Http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink? prodname=microsoft+sql+server&prodver=10.50.1600.1+ ((KJ_RTM). 100402-1540+) &LinkId=20476 --------- There was an error---------------------the xml document (0, 0). (System.Xml) ------------------------------ "System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReader" The type initializer throws an exception. (System.Xml) ------------------------------ configuration system failed to initialize (system.configuration) ------------------- ----------- Unrecognized configuration section system.servicemodel. (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config line 134) (System.Configuration) ------------------------------ WORKAROUND: Open: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\ Machine.config find the node, (about 33 lines, <sectiongroup name before this) insert the following inside it, save and reopen Enterprise Manager can be resolved. <sectiongroup name= "System.ServiceModel" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ServiceModelSectionGroup, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 ">
<section name= "Behaviors" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.BehaviorsSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "Bindings" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.BindingsSection, System.ServiceModel, version= 3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "Client" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ClientSection, System.ServiceModel, version= 3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "comcontracts" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ComContractsSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "commonbehaviors" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.CommonBehaviorsSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "allowDefinition=" MachineOnly "allowexedefinition=" MachineOnly "/>
<section name= "Diagnostics" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.DiagnosticSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "extensions" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ExtensionsSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "machinesettings" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.MachineSettingsSection, Smdiagnostics, version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "allowdefinition=" MachineOnly " allowexedefinition= "MachineOnly"/>
<section name= "serviceHostingEnvironment" type= " System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ServiceHostingEnvironmentSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, Culture =neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "Services" type= "System.ServiceModel.Configuration.ServicesSection, System.ServiceModel, version= 3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
</sectionGroup>
<sectiongroup name= "System.serviceModel.activation" type= " System.ServiceModel.Activation.Configuration.ServiceModelActivationSectionGroup, System.ServiceModel, version= 3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 ">
<section name= "Diagnostics" type= "System.ServiceModel.Activation.Configuration.DiagnosticSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "net.pipe" type= "System.ServiceModel.Activation.Configuration.NetPipeSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
<section name= "net.tcp" type= "System.ServiceModel.Activation.Configuration.NetTcpSection, System.ServiceModel, version=3.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089 "/>
</sectionGroup>
MSSql2008 Open Enterprise Manager error, which displays the configuration section system.servicemodel that the prompt does not recognize.