Terminal Server Cannot Start 16-bit DCOM Server When the Process Is Started from the TSE Client

ID: Q217010

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When using the Terminal Server Edition (TSE) client to connect to a Microsoft Terminal Server computer and the user runs a DCOM application written in 16-bit code, the following error may be reported:

Unable to start a DCOM Server: {A8D47DF01-6F43-11D2-8DF0-00805FC7199F}.

When C:\APPS\Test.exe -Embedding is run, the following error message occurs:

Unable to perform a security operation on an object which has no associated security.

This behavior will only manifest itself when the 16 bit application from the TSE remote client if the application is launched locally on the Terminal Server then the 16-bit application behaves normally.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: 4.00 tse wts

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 TSESP4Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug