Check the registry setting.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825750
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"RMBennett" wrote:
|I am having an odd problem with Distributed COM on a Window 2000 Server
| with SP4. Whenever I check the "Enable Distributed COM on this
| computer" box in the Component Services properties and reboot a few
| things happen.
|
| First after the reboot Distributed COM is in fact working and my remote
| computers are able to connect to the package on the server. That is
| the behavior I wanted.
|
| Now the odd part the Check box in the properties of systems compnent
| services is now unchecked. I have no idea how this is happening but
| the end result is the next time the system is restarted Distributed COM
| is once again disabled on that system. This is true regardless of
| whether or not I went in to the properties to check the setting.
|
| The work around is that you reset that flag everytime the system comes
| up but that is a step that should not be needed. Any insight anyone
| has would be great.
|
| -Rick
|