I am having a problem figuring out error handling with my serviced component.  I am reading data from the database and I get deadlock errors.  To solve deadlock, i catch that error and resubmit it and i get following error:  "Distributed transaction completed. Either enlist this ...

The event log shows the information below. Running windows standard 2003.
The Component services shows the computer red and I can not get in to look
around. Any ideas?
The account that the MS DTC service is running under is invalid. This can

If I call ERRORRAISE or SQL Server raises an exception from my stored proc
will it doom the transaction?  I am getting that type of behavior. I was
anticipating being able to trap for a specific *exceptional* condition and
reacting, but when the exception is raised from my sp or sql ...

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Normally, if an object has a "finalize" method, its good practice to
implement "IDispose" and call GC.SuppressFinalize.  Does this hold true when
"Dispose" is called on a serviced component?

Hello every body
I have two differents COM+ componants inheriting from rhe servicedcomponent class with ActivationOption = server.
The first server COM+ compoent updates a database "Bank1"
the second server Com+ component updates a second database named "Bank2"

I'm trying to pass a class as a parameter to a method on a
transactional component and I keep getting this error:
 An unhandled exception of type
 'System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException' occurred in

 Using VB.NET and Active Directory, I am trying to pass an object,
converted to byte array, to a queued component on Win2K.  The converted
message goes into the queue but is dropped to the retry queue when the
component is started.  I thought we were supposed to be able to pass

I am trying to access the transients subscriptions for a remote COM+ server
from an asp.net web service, the problem is access rights to save to the
local transient subscriptions, the code fails when I attempt to call
'SaveChanges' a System.UnauthorizedAccessException is generated.

Not sure if this is the right room but has anyone found a good fix to work
with the FileSystemWatcher raising multiple events for the Changed event?

I have written a COM+ DLL in vb.net to return all the user samaccount name
in a given OU. The results are returned as a dataview.
As the ASP.NET page calls the function from the COM+ it fails with the
following error:

I am looking at a COM+ server application that will have several components
all doing database access against the same database and therefore needing
the same connect string information. What are the best options for getting
the same string into the multiple components?

Hi, i have a DLL hosted in a COM+ application on server A. I need to
find a way for my DLL to access a XML configuration file on that server
instead on the server B that is the caller (IIS for instance).
The construction string in COM+ console will does not suffice.

I have written a C# class derived from ServicedComponent which generates an
assembly (dll) that I put in the GAC and then do a regsvcs against it (it
shows up in the Component Services MMC console).  I want the
component/object to not be deactivated across client method calls.  So ...

I am having problems with custom exceptions in COM+, I have read the article
in MSDN (march 2004) and implemented the correct features....
The custom exception class derives of ApplicationException and also has the
[Serializeable] attribute and has a

I have a Client-Server Application which uses .NET Remoting. The Server side
objects are hosted in COM+
as a Server Application on Windows 2003 Server[COM+ 1.5]. After running the
application for about 1 1/2 to 2 days, I notice that the DLLHOST is taking