Hi, I have been receiving DCOM error ID: 10016 on my windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2. How can I get out of from this error. THanks, thk.

Try what is suggested in this Microsoft article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Windows+Operating+System&ProdVer=5.2&EvtID=10016&EvtSrc=DCOM&LCID=1033 Also, have a look to this link: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=10016&eventno=4718&source=DCOM&phase=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator

Hi, The text of the event message may provide details to help you configure the application security policy. Use the Component Services administrative tool to update the application security policy to allow the requested operation to complete. To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To open Component Services and find the application's security properties: 1.Click Start, and then click Run. 2.Type comexp.msc, and then click OK. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Continue. 3.To locate your application, click Component Services, click Computers, click My Computer, and then click COM+ Applications. 4.Right-click the application name, and then click Properties. 5.In the application properties dialog box, click the Security tab, and then adjust the security settings to allow the requested operation to complete. For more information, please refer to the following Microsoft TechNet article: Event ID 10016 — COM Security Policy Configuration http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd337789(WS.10).aspx If the issue persists, please also refer to the following link for more troubleshooting information. Event ID 10021 and event ID 10016 occur after a site reset or after an SMS 2003 service pack installation on a site server running on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 http://kbalertz.com/913119/Event-10021-event-10016-occur-server-Systems-Management-Server-Service-installed-after-upgrade-Windows-Server-Service.aspx Regards,Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.