FIX: Error message when you try to enlist two orchestrations at the same time in BizTalk Server 2006 or in BizTalk Server 2006 R2: "Value does not fall within the expected range"

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 or in BizTalk Server 2006 R2, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to enlist two orchestrations at the same time:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: XLANG/s
Event Category: None
Event ID: 0

Description:
ArgumentException exception occurred while the XLANG/s runtime enlisted a service.
Error message: Value does not fall within the expected range.
Call stack:
at Microsoft.BizTalk.Agent.Interop.IBTMessageAgent.RegisterAsPublisher(String groupName, String applicationName)
at Microsoft.BizTalk.XLANGs.BTXEngine.BTXServiceStaticState.PersistState(String mgmtDBServer, String mgmtDBName, String MsgBoxGroupName, String ApplicationName, String serviceAssembly, String serviceTypeName, Guid[] PortIDs, Guid[] LrpIDs, Delegate satAssemblyCacheCallback, ITransaction transaction)
at Microsoft.BizTalk.XLANGs.BTXEngine.BTXService.GoLive(String configDBServer, String configDBName, String msgBoxGroupName, String applicationName, String servicePath, String serviceTypeName, Guid[] portIDs, Guid[] lrpIDs, Delegate satAssemblyCacheCallback, ITransaction transaction)

Exception type: BTXEnlistmentException
Additional error information:
Value does not fall within the expected range.
Exception type: ArgumentException
Source: Microsoft.BizTalk.Interop.Agent
Target Site: Microsoft.BizTalk.Agent.Interop.IBTMessageSpace RegisterAsPublisher(System.String, System.String)

This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:

You try to enlist the orchestrations in the BizTalk Server Administration Console or through the ExplorerOM object model.
Each orchestration is bound to a different host.

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

There are two versions of this hotfix:

BizTalk Server 2006
BizTalk Server 2006 R2

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Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 or BizTalk Server 2006 R2 installed to apply this hotfix.

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