>From the M$ blurb on disabling DCOM, It appears to NOT be needed. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=825750
"Warning If you disable DCOM, may you may lose operating system functionality. After you disable support for DCOM, the following may result: Any COM objects that can be activated remotely may not function correctly. The local COM+ snap-in will not be able to connect to remote servers to enumerate their COM+ catalog. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries against remote servers may not function correctly." Dennis Cooper MSST III Kansas Department of Corrections Kansas Correctional Industries -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 11:48 AM To: Richard M. Smith Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] The U.S. State Department needs "DCOMbobulator" On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:12:12 EDT, "Richard M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > For most Windows users, I bet that the only time DCOM ever gets used, if > at all, is to run worms like MSBlaster and Welchia. Isn't DCOM needed for the WindowsUpdate stuff to work? Or am I misremembering? _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
