On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:52 PM, William Wagman <wjwagman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings, > > MSDTC often gets in the way of uninstalls, upgrades and patches. I don't > remember if it is suggested anywhere but I think it is a good idea to > disable it whenever you are performing these actions. > > For the uninitiated: MSDTC = Microsoft Distributed Transasction Coordinator. Excellent suggestion. Disabling (or at least setting to manual) is one of the first things I do on a server following a new install. -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist