Enable DCOM operations on managed hosts

If necessary, configure the managed hosts to support DCOM operations. This is the default setting in most Windows servers. However, a default settings on a server may have been changed.
To enable DCOM for a host running Windows 2003:
  1. Log in to the host as an administrative user (either a local administrator or a domain administrator).
  2. At the Windows
    Start
    command, select
    Run,
    and type
    DCOMCNFG
    to open a Component Services window.
  3. Select
    Component Services
    >
    Computers
    >
    My Computer
    .
  4. Right-click
    My Computer,
    select
    Properties
    , and select
    COM Security
    .
  5. Under
    Launch and Activation Permissions
    , select
    Edit Limits
    .
  6. Select the domain user name from the lists and click
    Add
    . If the user name is not is the list, click
    Add
    and select from the expanded options, or type the user name.
  7. Select the domain user name you just added and select the
    Remote Launch
    and
    Remote Activation
    checkboxes. Clear any other checkboxes.
  8. Click
    Apply
    and
    OK
    to save your changes and close the window.