Launching DCOMCNFG

DCOMCNFG is “Distributed COM Configuration Properties,” and is used to configure security for DCOM applications. As needed, launch it either from Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Note Starting in AX-3.4, NiagaraAX support for Windows 2000 ended. However, other Windows operating systems are supported, including Windows Server 2003. Please consider Windows XP, described below, as a “representative” Windows OS.

Windows 2000

From the Windows Start menu, choose Run....
In the Run dialog box, type in: dcomcnfg

and click OK.

Windows XP

From the Windows Start menu, choose Run....
In the Run dialog box, type in: dcomcnfg

and click OK.

A Component Services dialog appears, with a Console Root tree in the left pane. Under the console root are Component Services, Event Viewer (Local), and Services (Local).