[gptalk] Re: Enable Distributed COM on this computer

  • From: rpo <rpo8373@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:55 +1000

hi guys,

good thinking darren...i used registry monitor (regmon.exe) from
ms/sysinternals and came up with this:

hklm\software\microsoft\ole\enabledcom
value can be:
Y (dcom enabled)
N (dcom disabled)

daniel.


On 17/07/2008, Darren Mar-Elia <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>  Without spending the time to drill into it, what I usually suggest in
> these circumstances is to use something like Process Monitor (on the TechNet
> site) to watch Registry SetValue operations while you enable or disable this
> option. You can usually pin down which registry values are being tweaked
> using this approach, and then you should be able to create a custom ADM for
> it or even use the GP Preferences registry extension feature.
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> Darren
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> *From:* gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *rpo
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:02 PM
> *To:* gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gptalk] Re: Enable Distributed COM on this computer
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> i'd also like to know if this can be enabled in registry. we use a
> particular peice of software here that disables dcom when it is uninstalled.
> this then breaks the sms agent on the computer. so if i can write an adm to
> re-enable dcom that'd be great.
>
> On 15/07/2008, *Darren Mar-Elia* <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Not that I'm aware of, but given that its probably just a reg tweak , you
> might be able do a custom ADM on it.
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> Darren
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> *From:* gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Ray Lewis
> *Sent:* Monday, July 14, 2008 1:27 PM
> *To:* gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [gptalk] Enable Distributed COM on this computer
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> Hello all…
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> Anyone know the policy to "Enable Distributed COM on this computer" within
> dcomcnfg > Default Properties ?
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> Regards
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> Ray
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