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Q217010: Terminal Server May Be Unable to Start 16-bit DCOM Server

Article: Q217010
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): _IK
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the Terminal Server Edition (TSE) client to connect to a Microsoft
Terminal Server computer and the user runs a DCOM application written in 16-bit
code, the following error may be reported:

  Unable to start a DCOM Server: {A8D47DF01-6F43-11D2-8DF0-00805FC7199F}.

When C:\APPS\Test.exe -Embedding is run, the following error message occurs:

  Unable to perform a security operation on an object which has no associated
  security.

This behavior will only manifest itself when the 16 bit application from the TSE
remote client if the application is launched locally on the Terminal Server then
the 16-bit application behaves normally.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack




STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal
Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0,
Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: 4.00 tse wts

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Keywords          : _IK 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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