| Platform SDK: Transaction Server |
[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]
You can manage MTS transactions on Windows® 98 or Windows NT computers using the following MTS Explorer windows:
By default, the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) is configured to start automatically when a Windows NT or Windows 98 system starts. To prevent MS DTC from automatically starting after rebooting a Windows 98 computer, use the registry editor to find the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices registry key and then delete the value entry named MSDTC. If you want to enable automatic startup of MS DTC again, use the registry editor to create a value entry named MSDTC with the string value "msdtcw -start" under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices registry key.
Note To configure and run MS DTC clients on a Windows NT machine, the user must have write access to the local registry and remote read access to the server's Software\Classes key.
If you want to administer a Windows NT computer remotely from a Windows 98 computer, you must install the Remote Registry service for Windows 98. The Remote Registry service allows you to change registry entries for a remote Windows NT computer (given the appropriate permissions). To obtain the Remote Registry service, go to the \Admin\Nettols\Remotereg subdirectory on the Windows 98 CD. Review the Regserv.txt file for instructions on installing the Remote Registry service.
Since Windows 98 does not have an event log, MS DTC events are stored in a text file named msdtc.txt. The msdtc.txt file is located in the \MTSLogs sub-directory of the Windows directory, and contains information about MS DTC events.
When resetting the MS DTC log file on Windows 98, you may see a dialog box labeled "MTxOCI", followed by a second dialog box labeled ""Failed to create the MS DTC log file." If this occurs, you must disable automatic startup of MS DTC. Restart your computer and reset the log file. You can then re-enable automatic startup of MS DTC.
Other problems resetting the MS DTC log file can be fixed by closing the MTS Explorer, restarting MTS Explorer, and attempting the reset again. In some instances, you may have to shut down and restart the MTS Explorer several times before the MS DTC log file is fixed.
See Also
Understanding MTS Transactions, Monitoring MTS Transactions, MTS Transaction List, Transaction Statistics, Transaction Icons, Trace Messages