On Windows2000, go into Control Panel, Component Services:
1.)right click COM+ applications and select New.
2.)using the wizard, create an Empty Application,giving it a name/check server application, and selecting the appropriate account to run under.
3.)After the Empty Application is created, click on 'Components' under the newly created application.
4.) select New/Component.
5.) The wizard starts and select 'Import components that are already registered.'
6.) select (your VFp mtdll) from the list and it's added to this COM+ app.
7.) right click on the COM+ application name (whatever name you gave it) and select 'Start'. The COM+ icon is now revolving in the Components pane.
It should now be running under COM+.
>Craig,
>How do I do this?
>I have tried everything, but it just does not run
>
>TIA
>
>Abdul Ahad
>>That's your problem. The DLL will run under the IIS user account. You can place the DLL into a COM+ application and run it under a different user account.
>>
>>>Windows authentication
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