What you're seeing is normal. You don't have to manually start it as it will start when accessed by the application using it.
>Well... maybe I mis-stated the problem. If you go to component services ( in win 2k server) the little COM+ icon rotates when the service is enabled. When I reboot the server the icon is static untill I right click and enable the service. Then it starts to rotate. I assumed that the rotating icon indicates that the COM+ service is enabled.
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Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer