Microsoft KB Archive/911106

= DCOM programs do not work, and event ID 7031 is logged after you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) =

Article ID: 911106

Article Last Modified on 3/23/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86) 

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. A Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer is configured as a DCOM server. You install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this computer. However, when you then run DCOM programs on this computer, the DCOM programs do not work. You also receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Application popup: DDE Server Window:  - Application Error:

Additionally, the following event is logged in the System log: Source: Service Control Manager Type: Error Event ID: 7031 Description: DCOM Server Process Launcher Service Terminated Unexpectedly.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on the computer. For more information about how to obtain Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Restart requirement
You have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003sp1fix kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB911106

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