Access / DCOM problem

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Davo

I am supporting a DCOM based application which accesses and Access database,
that is producing an error.
DCOM server is running on a Server, to which clients connect. Once
connected, the server manipulates an MS Access Database. I don't know if
the probem is with DCOM or Access ,but ...
when the client is launched from a remote PC, they get a login scean, then
after loggin in, the get the following message:

Canno't Connect to Server : EAccessViolation.

When I close the window I get.

Canno't Disconnect from Server because of: EAccessViolation.

or something like that.

The Server is a Windows 2000, with recent patches.
The Clients are Windows XP SP2, also, with recent patches.

Does anyone have any Ideas what I can try.
We have this app and server working on a different windows 2000 server, and
to the best of my knowlege they are configured the same, and have the same
windows and security patches.
 
I tried a Google search on 'EAccessViolation' and it appears that it is an
error raised by the operating system when an attempt is made to access
invalid memory. I'm afraid that if this is the only information available, I
don't see any way to determine what component caused the error. Doesn't the
app return any more detailed error information, or is there perhaps some
option to configure it to do so?

It seems unlikely that this has anything to do with Access or the JET
database engine, if the error message says that the app was unable to
connect to the server, as the app would have to connect to the server before
it could attempt to connect to the database. Obviously, I am assuming here
that the error message accurately describes the problem, an assumption which
does not always hold true.
 
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