>Hi,
>
>I am a new member and I need some advise about using Windows9x DCOM.
>I wrote an application in VFP 6.0 that uses an COM server created in VFP 6.0. This COM server is stored in my "server" (an Pentium III with Windows98 in a network of 5 computers). The only thing that I could do to work this method is to put Automation Manager on StartUp. I've read in all documentation on Microsoft, and FoxPro Advisor that Automation Manager can be replaced if I have DCOM for Windows9x and DCOMCNFG. I've tried but that didn't worked.
>So, someone tell how to do and thanks.

I assume you have read "HOWTO: Use a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Computer as a Distributed Component Object Model Server"
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q165/1/01.asp

I also tried to run DCOM server on Windows 98, but unsuccessfully. DCOM server does not *really* work on Win 98, at least me and many others could not get it working. IMHO, it is just not worth trying. The server should have NT or Windows 2000 then you will have no problems.