Dcom problems, please help

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Start by making sure your antivirus software is up to date and run a scan on
your system. Also, make sure you have no malware on your system, download,
install and run Ad Aware:
www.lavasoftusa.com.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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"mmf" <mmf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:90894D17-F382-4018-BB5A-BE4C3E8B4A23@microsoft.com...
> I'm not sure what happened but during the course of installing updates for
> various programs my Com apps in the mmc console was affected. I really am
> not
> familiar with this but I do know that now from console root there are no
> computers listed and I know mine used to be there. about 1/2 of my
> services
> cant' start and anything having to do with a server wont' work. It can't
> locate an internet connection, etc. Also- my system started with one
> service
> unchecke - apparently that deletes all restore points so that is not an
> option for me. I verified DCOM was enabled in Regedit, seems other tools
> aren't available for home edition. Any help would be greatly appreciated -
> I
> just want to be back where I started!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Try applying the DCOM patch.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyI...