DCOM and Windows Image Acquisition

[Franklin]

I have XP Pro on single home PC connected via cable.

I have disabled DCOM because I have heard it is a security risk.

However Windows Image Acquisition (I think) keeps trying to start
DCOM and i get a lot of "red" errors in the System Log.

------- QUOTE -------
Event Source: DCOM
Event ID: 10005
DCOM got error "The service cannot be started, either because it is
disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. "
attempting to start the service StiSvc with arguments "" in order to
run the server: {A1F4E726-8CF1-11D1-BF92-0060081ED811}-------
UNQUOTE -------

How can I stop these errors?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

You can't. If you have DCOM disabled, you're gonna see DCOM errors in the
Event Viewer. Do what I do, ignore them. I also have the StiSvc service
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) disabled.

 

[David H. Lipman]

If you used a Cable/DSL Router, then that "risk" would be mitigated, DCOM can be enabled and
the point would be moot.

Dave



| I have XP Pro on single home PC connected via cable.
|
| I have disabled DCOM because I have heard it is a security risk.
|
| However Windows Image Acquisition (I think) keeps trying to start
| DCOM and i get a lot of "red" errors in the System Log.
|
| ------- QUOTE -------
| Event Source: DCOM
| Event ID: 10005
| DCOM got error "The service cannot be started, either because it is
| disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. "
| attempting to start the service StiSvc with arguments "" in order to
| run the server: {A1F4E726-8CF1-11D1-BF92-0060081ED811}-------
| UNQUOTE -------
|
| How can I stop these errors?