DCOM error message

[Johannes Kantelberg]

I regularly get this error message, shown below, reported in Event Viewer. What
does it mean and should I do anything about it? Im running Windows XP Pro +SP2.

Thanks.

Johannes van Vuren,
Cambridge UK.

"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 upnphost with arguments "" in order to run the server:
{204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}"

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Disable the Universal Plug and Play Device Host service and maybe the SSDP
Discovery Service. Unless you are on a network, you do not need them
running and maybe even if on a network you do not need them.

Universal Plug and Play Device Host service depends on the SSDP Discovery
Service running first, so maybe it is already Disabled.

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Universal SSDP Discovery Service |
Set the startup type to Disabled | Click Apply |
Click the Stop button | When the service stops, click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Universal Plug and Play Device Host |
Set the startup type to Disabled | Click Apply |
Click the Stop button | When the service stops, click OK |
Close Services

If you need them both running, set the startup type to Automatic.

What they do...

Universal Plug and Play Device Host
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/stuv.html#UPNPHOST

SSDP Discovery Service
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/stuv.html#SSDPSRV

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Johannes Kantelberg]

Thanks for the response Wes. As it happens, these services are already disabled
and stopped. So, something else must cause the DCOM error message.

Johannes.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the response Wes. As it happens, these services are already disabled
and stopped. So, something else must cause the DCOM error message.

Johannes.

Hi John,
Have a look into this :
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms885765.aspx

"UPnP Registry Settings ":
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa926489.aspx
Also have a look in the Event viewer for error messages other than UPnP
cause by other applications/hardwares.
HTH.
Regards,
nass

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Johannes,

{204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56} is the CLSID for UPnPRegistrar.

Windows Media Player 11 may be involved. See this if you have it.
http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=680842

See this if you have the latest DivX codecs/player...
http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2299

When I installed the latest DivX POS, I did the following...

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe = DivX codec Update Checker. Provides anonymous
detection of newer versions of the DivX codec, which may improve DivX
playback and creation on your PC.

DivXsm.exe = DivX settings manager. DivX Toolbar shows up in the
Notification area when you play a DivX file. Note: If you turn the Toolbar
off, you will not be able to control the advanced features of DivX Media
files in third-party media players, and the DivX video decoder may run with
default settings.

I deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B7677512
5E6}\LocalServer32

But I made a backup first...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B767751
25E6}\LocalServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\divxsm.exe"

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe.xxx

DivXsm.exe no longer opens if I open the DivX Player (DivX Player.exe).

I also deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DivXNetworks\DivX\CodecVersionCheck
Value Name: UpdaterPath
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe.xxx

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe no longer starts either.

I wasn't sure if deleting those files would cause me to have to reinstall
DivX and I did not want to screw around doing that again. So I just renamed
them.

Here are 38 threads related to {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&...D0118B56}&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as
_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_
rights=&safe=images

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Johannes Kantelberg]

Hi Wes,
Thanks for the further advice. I am indeed running Windows Media Player11 and
have now discovered that I get this error message every time I run WMP11. So,
there must be a connection.

You recommended that I disable and stop two services but these were already
disabled and stopped in my case. As an experiment, I have set to automatic and
restarted these services "SSDP Discovery" and "Universal Plug and Play Device
Host" and lo and behold, the DCOM error message have stopped coming up whenever
I now run WMP11. So, in my case, I seem to need these two services. This is
rather strange since other treads in this newsgroup suggest that these services
should be disabled in order to get rid of the DCOM error message.

Johannes.

Hi Johannes,

{204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56} is the CLSID for UPnPRegistrar.

Windows Media Player 11 may be involved. See this if you have it.
http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=680842

See this if you have the latest DivX codecs/player...
http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2299

When I installed the latest DivX POS, I did the following...

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe = DivX codec Update Checker. Provides anonymous
detection of newer versions of the DivX codec, which may improve DivX
playback and creation on your PC.

DivXsm.exe = DivX settings manager. DivX Toolbar shows up in the
Notification area when you play a DivX file. Note: If you turn the Toolbar
off, you will not be able to control the advanced features of DivX Media
files in third-party media players, and the DivX video decoder may run with
default settings.

I deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B7677512
5E6}\LocalServer32

But I made a backup first...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B767751
25E6}\LocalServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\divxsm.exe"

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe.xxx

DivXsm.exe no longer opens if I open the DivX Player (DivX Player.exe).

I also deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DivXNetworks\DivX\CodecVersionCheck
Value Name: UpdaterPath
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe.xxx

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe no longer starts either.

I wasn't sure if deleting those files would cause me to have to reinstall
DivX and I did not want to screw around doing that again. So I just renamed
them.

Here are 38 threads related to {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&...D0118B56}&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as
_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_
rights=&safe=images

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks for the response Wes. As it happens, these services are already
disabled and stopped. So, something else must cause the DCOM error
message.

Johannes.

 

[Johannes Kantelberg]

Hi Nass,
Thanks for the pointer to info on this problem. I seem to have solved it by
restarting the services SSDP Discovery and Unoversal Plug and Play. See my note
to Wes.

Johannes.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Johannes,

WMP 11, and 10 for that matter, assumes that everyone on earth has portable
media devices. That is why it thinks that it needs those services running.
I do not have any and have even hidden the Portable Media Devices folder in
the Control Panel.

portable device
[[A mobile electronic device that can exchange files or other data with a
computer or device. Examples of portable devices include Pocket PCs,
portable digital music players, and Smartphones.]]

In my opinion, these products are loaded with bloated useless crap geared
towards 13 year old girls. ;-)

Keep these in mind for the next problem you may encounter.

Your pointer changes to an hourglass when you hold it over the taskbar for a
few minutes after starting your Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841571

Notification area icons are missing at startup
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/trayicons.htm

How To: Fix Missing System Tray Icons at Windows XP startup
http://www.tech-pro.net/howto_013.html

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hi Wes,
Thanks for the further advice. I am indeed running Windows Media Player11
and have now discovered that I get this error message every time I run
WMP11. So, there must be a connection.

You recommended that I disable and stop two services but these were
already disabled and stopped in my case. As an experiment, I have set to
automatic and restarted these services "SSDP Discovery" and "Universal
Plug and Play Device Host" and lo and behold, the DCOM error message have
stopped coming up whenever I now run WMP11. So, in my case, I seem to
need these two services. This is rather strange since other treads in
this newsgroup suggest that these services should be disabled in order to
get rid of the DCOM error message.

Johannes.

Hi Johannes,

{204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56} is the CLSID for UPnPRegistrar.

Windows Media Player 11 may be involved. See this if you have it.
http://forums.g4tv.com/messageview.cfm?catid=64&threadid=680842

See this if you have the latest DivX codecs/player...
http://www.bold-fortune.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2299

When I installed the latest DivX POS, I did the following...

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe = DivX codec Update Checker. Provides
anonymous detection of newer versions of the DivX codec, which may
improve DivX playback and creation on your PC.

DivXsm.exe = DivX settings manager. DivX Toolbar shows up in the
Notification area when you play a DivX file. Note: If you turn the
Toolbar off, you will not be able to control the advanced features of
DivX Media files in third-party media players, and the DivX video
decoder may run with default settings.

I deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B7677512
5E6}\LocalServer32

But I made a backup first...
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{A0717E52-8AC8-4dd9-8682-0B767751
25E6}\LocalServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\divxsm.exe"

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXsm.exe.xxx

DivXsm.exe no longer opens if I open the DivX Player (DivX Player.exe).

I also deleted this key...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DivXNetworks\DivX\CodecVersionCheck
Value Name: UpdaterPath
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe

I also renamed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe
to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe.xxx

DivXCodecUpdateChecker.exe no longer starts either.

I wasn't sure if deleting those files would cause me to have to reinstall
DivX and I did not want to screw around doing that again. So I just
renamed them.

Here are 38 threads related to {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&...D0118B56}&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as
_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_
rights=&safe=images

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks for the response Wes. As it happens, these services are already
disabled and stopped. So, something else must cause the DCOM error
message.

Johannes.


Disable the Universal Plug and Play Device Host service and maybe the
SSDP Discovery Service. Unless you are on a network, you do not need
them running and maybe even if on a network you do not need them.

Universal Plug and Play Device Host service depends on the SSDP
Discovery Service running first, so maybe it is already Disabled.

Open Services...
Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Universal SSDP Discovery Service |
Set the startup type to Disabled | Click Apply |
Click the Stop button | When the service stops, click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Universal Plug and Play Device Host |
Set the startup type to Disabled | Click Apply |
Click the Stop button | When the service stops, click OK |
Close Services

If you need them both running, set the startup type to Automatic.

What they do...

Universal Plug and Play Device Host
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/stuv.html#UPNPHOST

SSDP Discovery Service
http://smallvoid.com/tweak/winnt/service/stuv.html#SSDPSRV

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Johannes Kantelberg <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
I regularly get this error message, shown below, reported in Event
Viewer. What does it mean and should I do anything about it? Im
running Windows XP Pro +SP2.

Thanks.

Johannes van Vuren,
Cambridge UK.

"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 upnphost with arguments "" in order to
run the server: {204810B9-73B2-11D4-BF42-00B0D0118B56}"