Hi all,

I've searched high and low, looked all over the place for help on this and I can't find an answer anywhere. 

I'm running Server 2012 DC. Both Server manager and IIS services have stopped working but for now, my main priority is server manager.

Every time I log on or try to run server manager, it comes up with the following error:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01:    ServerManager.exe
  Problem Signature 02:    6.2.9200.17044
  Problem Signature 03:    53ae213e
  Problem Signature 04:    System.Configuration
  Problem Signature 05:    4.0.30319.34209
  Problem Signature 06:    53489a64
  Problem Signature 07:    21c
  Problem Signature 08:    35
  Problem Signature 09:    IOIBMURHYNRXKW0ZXKYRVFN0BOYYUFOW
  OS Version:    6.2.9200.2.0.0.400.8
  Locale ID:    2057
  Additional Information 1:    4d58
  Additional Information 2:    4d581220eb3df1fbc32d4b48c3803ff2
  Additional Information 3:    8ae2
  Additional Information 4:    8ae27d1ea2f7131c093d884cbc7acb91

And below is the Eventviewer log for the application, .net and windows error reporting.

Application:

Faulting application name: ServerManager.exe, version: 6.2.9200.17044, time stamp: 0x53ae213e
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.2.9200.17366, time stamp: 0x554d4531
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x000000000004aea8
Faulting process id: 0xe4c
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0be28a0e633c3
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\ServerManager.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: deb1bf0c-2a1b-11e5-93fd-00215e4f515a
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

.NET

Application: ServerManager.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException
Stack:
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.get_ConnectionStrings()
   at System.Configuration.PrivilegedConfigurationManager.get_ConnectionStrings()
   at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(System.Configuration.SettingsContext, System.Configuration.SettingsPropertyCollection)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(System.Configuration.SettingsProvider)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertyValueByName(System.String)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.get_Item(System.String)
   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.GetPropertyValue(System.String)
   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.get_Item(System.String)
   at Microsoft.Management.UI.Persistence.OnDefaultSettingsChanged()
   at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Bootstrapper.InitializeSettings()
   at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.Bootstrapper.Start(Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.ApplicationContext)
   at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.AppLoader.Load(Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.ArgumentsProcessor)
   at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.SingleInstanceAppLauncher.StartApplication(Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Common.ArgumentsProcessor)
   at Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.MainApplication.Main(System.String[])

winevt:

Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: CLR20r3
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: ServerManager.exe
P2: 6.2.9200.17044
P3: 53ae213e
P4: System.Configuration
P5: 4.0.30319.34209
P6: 53489a64
P7: 21c
P8: 35
P9: IOIBMURHYNRXKW0ZXKYRVFN0BOYYUFOW
P10:

Attached files:

These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ServerManager.ex_d2537ac6bd1a5564e5784156dd95950dd19b93c_03d28e7e

Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: deb1bf0c-2a1b-11e5-93fd-00215e4f515a
Report Status: 2048
Hashed bucket:

Coincidentally, the MMC snap-in console for the event viewer seems to throw a wobbler too, when I check the events.

I've checked the .net framework (although I haven't uninstalled/reinstalled it as its not wise to).

I've checked the DLLs.

I've updated the server with the runtimes and with the windows updates.

I've ran the sfc /scannow command.

I've even rebooted the Server.

Nothing works!

Can anyone help me with a direction as to where to go or what to do? The last thing I'd want to do is re-image/re-install server 2012.

It's annoying because it clearly states DLLs and Framework but it just doesn't seem to be resolving anything.

Thanks guys.

hii,

I found this related thread, follow the suggestion as guided in this:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/0364c4dd-b886-487e-b5b5-f1bde82b2bd3/server-manager-has-stopped-working-windows-server-2012?forum=winserver8gen

Regards.

Thanks Paul for your suggestion. I've followed you link to other helpful points but again, it's still not working.

Hi. I solved this problem on my server 2012 R2. I couldn't install role Hyper V. All problem was in net framework 3.5, when I removed feature - net framework 3.5, then rebooted and try to install role HyperV. It installed.