> I'm trying to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and each
> time I attempt to I get the error message:
>
> "Failed to install and configure assemblies C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\90\NotificationServices\9.0.242\Bin\microsoft.sqlserver.notificationservices.dll
> in the COM+ catalog. Error: -2146233087
> Error message: Unknown error 0x80131501
> Error description: MSDTC was unable to read its configuration information.
> (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8004D027)"
>
> Not only that, but in my Component Services->Distributed Transaction
> Coordinator section, I get the following error message when trying to open
> either the Transaction List or Transaction Statistics:
>
> "Cannot open this folder because connection to the MSDTC service on 'My
> Computer' failed."
>

"Gregor Stefka" <ste***@zuehlke-bieker.de> wrote in message
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> Mervin Williams schrieb:
>> I'm trying to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and
>> each
>> time I attempt to I get the error message:
>>
>> "Failed to install and configure assemblies C:\Program Files\Microsoft
>> SQL
>> Server\90\NotificationServices\9.0.242\Bin\microsoft.sqlserver.notificationservices.dll
>> in the COM+ catalog. Error: -2146233087
>> Error message: Unknown error 0x80131501
>> Error description: MSDTC was unable to read its configuration
>> information.
>> (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8004D027)"
>>
>> Not only that, but in my Component Services->Distributed Transaction
>> Coordinator section, I get the following error message when trying to
>> open
>> either the Transaction List or Transaction Statistics:
>>
>> "Cannot open this folder because connection to the MSDTC service on 'My
>> Computer' failed."
>>
>
> Maybe MSDTC is not running. You can check this by going into cmd
> and type "net start" <enter>. You should see a "distributed transaction
> coordinator" service. If not maybe its starttype is "disabled" and you
> should change it to "automatic".
>
> hth
> Gregor Stefka