FIX: The DCOM server settings revert to the default settings when you remove all users from the "Launch and Activation Permissions" area in the Component Services (DCOMCONFG) tool on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you remove all users from the Launch and Activation Permissions area in the Component Services (DCOMCONFG) tool. When you do this, the DCOM server settings revert from the customized settings to the default settings.

Note This problem only occurs on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003. This problem does not occur on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix rollup package information

This problem is fixed in Windows Server 2003 Post-Service Pack 1 COM+ 1.5 Hotfix Rollup Package 7. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about Component Object Model (COM) technologies, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about how to enable COM security by using the DCOMCNFG tool, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site: