Error 101 - Event Log Info

[SuperJeffe]

Here is what I am getting with the 101 error on Startup in the event log:

Unable to start a DCOM Server: {0DE200BA-4B11-49C4-83F9-9E1F749E5700}. The
error:

"D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding
is not a valid Win32 application. "

Happened while starting this command:

D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding


I tried doing the Add/Remove Programs and Updating the installation, still
does not work on my machine. WinXP SP2, all updates applied.

 

[Steve Wechsler [MVP]]

Here is what I am getting with the 101 error on Startup in the event log:

Unable to start a DCOM Server: {0DE200BA-4B11-49C4-83F9-9E1F749E5700}. The
error:

"D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding
is not a valid Win32 application. "

Happened while starting this command:

D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding


I tried doing the Add/Remove Programs and Updating the installation, still
does not work on my machine. WinXP SP2, all updates applied.

From a post by darkside :

" If you are getting a 101 error when starting the app try
this, it was suggested to me and worked.

Go into Add/Remove programs
Find Microsoft AntiSpyware and click on change.
Select update and next.
Try it again.

Worked for me hope it helps "

Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server

 

[SuperJeffe]

Uh.....read my original post again I tried that. I tried Uninstalling,
Updating using the method below.

 

[Steve Wechsler [MVP]]

DOH ! Too many posts in all the wrong places
Why are you running it from command line, if I may ask ?

Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server

 

[Ravi Vasanthraj Kumar]

Hi,

I had the same problem! But the info you posted helped
me! Not sure if you got the problem fixed by now or not
but from the information you posted I gathered that
something was preventing the event/application required
to open the program was not starting.
So I "Manualy" started them all first... Open the main
directory you installed too, and run all the ".exe" files
but do the "GIANTAntiSpywareMain.exe" last. the software
started up fine for me after that!
NOTE: I figured that it is acctualy some current spyware
on my PC that is blocking the Programs functions... so
before I did the above steps I opened Task Manager and
closed all apps and processes that were for the current
user/admin that I was opperating in.

-----Original Message-----
Here is what I am getting with the 101 error on Startup in the event log:

Unable to start a DCOM Server: {0DE200BA-4B11-49C4-83F9- 9E1F749E5700}. The
error:

"D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft

AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding

is not a valid Win32 application. "

Happened while starting this command:

D:\Program Files\Internet\Microsoft

AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe -Embedding

 

[Harro]

All found options didn't help me any further with this
problem. Using the line : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe" -Embedding
at RUN did help me. No re-install was needed after doing
this, it ran suddenly.
Config: XPSP2

Maybe this is the solution for this problem, at least I
hope so !!!

Regards, Harro

 

[Donna Davidson]

It (finally) worked for me too!
Thanks for this absolutely wonderful help!
I tried for two days to get Giant running!
This command - whatever it does .. is great.

WHAT DOES THIS COMMAND ACTUALLY DO?

Anyway, I found out the QUOTES are critical!
Windows XP apparently can't handle spaces.
Funny, I remember XP Marketing blurbs saying it does.

This worked for me on the critical error 101 problem:
Start/Run/Cmd/ENTER
C:\"My Programs"\"Microsoft Antispyware"\gcasDtServ.exe
-Embedding

Now, my question is WHAT DOES THIS COMMAND DO?

Donna D.