FIX: Error Using UsesTransaction for MTSTransactionMode

• Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When running an ActiveX DLL application where a procedure has the MTSTransactionMode property set to UsesTransaction, the following error occurs the first time the application is run:

You have set the MTSTransactionMode property for one or more Classes in your project(s), but Microsoft Transaction Server is not installed or is the wrong version. This feature requires Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or later. MTS functionality will be disabled. Do you want to run anyway?

RESOLUTION

This error occurs when Windows NT SP4 has not been installed, or when Windows NT Option Pack 4.0 was installed after the installation of Windows NT SP4. To resolve this problem you should re-apply Windows NT SP4.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem has been resolved in Windows NT SP4.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start Microsoft Visual Basic, creating a new ActiveX DLL project. Class1 is created by default.



2. From the Tools menu, click Add Procedure.



3. In the Name box, type MyProcedure and click OK.



4. In the Properties window, in the MTSTransactionMode list, click UsesTransaction.



5. From the File menu, click Make Project1.dll.



6. From the Project menu, click Project1 Properties, and then click the Component tab.



7. In the Version Compatibility section, click Binary Compatibility, and then click OK.



8. Press the F5 key to run the application.
   
   NOTE: Click OK if the Project1 Properties dialog box is displayed with the Debugging tab visible.



9. The error above will appear.
   
   NOTE: Click Cancel to return to the Visual Basic IDE.



10. Press the F5 key again to run the application. The error message is not displayed a second time and allows for the application to be run.

Additional query words: kbdss kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp600bug kbIDE kbActiveX

Keywords : kbVBp600bug kbGrpVB
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Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug