DCOMCnfg settings

tvle wrote:

> Hi
>
> Is it possible to create a component that encapsulates the settings
> for an object listed in DCOMCnfg? How would one do this? I have
> some COM components that require the "identity" to be set manually
> under DCOMCnfg and I would like to automate it.
>
> Thanks for your help.

I haven't done this personally, but it "should" be doable. You'll want to
use a tool like INCTRL5 or RegSnap/NTFILEMON/NTREGMON/etc. to take a
snapshots of the system before and after your change. Take a diff of those
snapshots and most likely it's simply a set of registry settings. You would
then build a component for those registry settings.

Possible gotchas:
1. I'm not sure if the settings they save have machine/instance specific
data. If so, this approach won't work.
2. Make sure you have a build order dependancy on any component which may
stomp over your registry settings.

If #1 is an issue, I'd look into a programmatic or scripted approach for
making those settings. You could then create a component which executes
that approach for you.

--
Gordon Smith (eMVP)
-- Avnet Applied Computing Solutions