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FIX: MS DTC Transaction Requests Fail with XACT_E_CONNECTION_DOWN

Article ID: 289751 - View products that this article applies to.

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SYMPTOMS

During stress, the following error may be logged in the event log for Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC):

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSDTC Client
Event Category: CM
Event ID: 4156
Date: 11/3/2000
Time: 9:56:23 AM
User: N/A
Computer: SURYA8
Description:
String message: CSO::CreateConnection

After this event, all MS DTC transaction requests fail with the error XACT_E_CONNECTION_DOWN, which is an HRESULT of 0x8004d01c.

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CAUSE

This problem is caused by a bug in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ )

How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

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Properties

Article ID: 289751 - Last Review: May 8, 2002 - Revision: 1.0

APPLIES TO

Microsoft COM+ 1.0

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Retired KB Content Disclaimer

This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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