Article ID: 839929
Article Last Modified on 11/27/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Message Queuing 2.0
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
A problem may occur when you turn on error logging, and then you restart Microsoft Message Queuing Service 2.0. All the following conditions must be true for the problem to occur:
- Message Queuing Service 2.0 is installed in Workgroup mode.
- Message Queuing Service 2.0 is installed on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server.
- Message Queuing is part of the domain.
You may receive the following error messages:
Error message 1
You may receive the previous error message in the Msmq.log file.
Error messages 2, 3, and, 4
Event id - 2121
Event id - 2124
Event id - 2068
You may receive the previous error message Event id entries in the application log of Event Viewer.
CAUSE
When you install the Message Queuing Service in Workgroup mode, you can expect this problem to occur because the Message Queuing Service cannot connect to the Active Directory.
RESOLUTION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To resolve this problem, add a DWORD registry value that is named AlwaysWithoutDS in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\Setup registry key.
To add the registry value, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
- In the Open box, type regedit.
- Click OK.
- In Registry Editor, locate the registry key that is named
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters\Setup. - In the left pane, right-click Setup, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
- Name the new DWORD value AlwaysWithoutDS.
- Right-click AlwaysWithoutDS, and then click Modify.
The Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears.
- In the Value data box, type 1.
- Click OK.
- Close Registry Editor.
To restart the Message Queuing Service, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
- Type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK.
The Command window appears.
- At the command prompt, type net stop msmq, and then press ENTER.
This stops the Message Queuing Service.
Note You may be prompted to stop a list of services that depend on Message Queuing, such as Message Queuing Triggers.
- Type y, and then press ENTER.
- At the command prompt, type net start msmq to restart the Message Queuing Service, and then press ENTER.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to reproduce the problem
- Install Message Queuing 2.0 in Workgroup mode on a computer that is running Windows 2000 Server.
Note The computer must be part of a domain.
- Turn on Message Queuing error logging.
- Stop the Message Queuing Service. Restart the Message Queuing Service.
You may receive the error messages that are mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
REFERENCES
For additional information about Message Queuing, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
248500 How to determine if MSMQ 2.0 is installed in Workgroup or Domain mode
322156 "Unable to load MQQM.dll" error message when you try to install MSMQ 2.0
Keywords: kbtshoot kbregistry kbdomain kbactivedirectory kbeventlog kbdirservices kbprb KB839929
