Properties Dialog Not Showing in IIS!

I've seen this problem mentioned elsewhere and here but nobody seems to have
a solution for it.

Basically, whenever I try and get a properties page on IIS in the management
console (this applies to the web, FTP and other settings), it won't do
anything. If I keep trying, MMC will eventually crash. This is on my
PC running XP SP2 + all current updates.

I've tried reinstalling IIS and reinstallling XP SP2 but to no avail. I
have no idea how long this problem has existed.

I can manage the server remotely from another XP or 2003 machine. I get the
same symptoms when I try and manage another XP machine's IIS server from my
notebook so it seems to be with the management interface rather than the
server itself.

I have tried manually running the IIS manager exe file, adding the snapin
manually and using computer management. Tried reinstalling IIS a few times
and restored/rebuilt my metabase.

Has anyone figured a solution out yet?

I noticed another post in Google Groups with no solutions.
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***I COPIED THE ABOVE FROM ANOTHER POST AS IT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM PERFECTLY
BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO BE REPLYING***