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Component Services: Launch and Activation Permissions Disabled in Windows 2008 R2

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Environment

  • Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2008

 

Issue

On Windows 2008 R2, when one

  • Navigates to Component Services > Computers > My Computer > DCOM Config > IIS WAMREG Admin Service
  • Click on Properties (for IIS WAMREG Admin Service) and navigate to the Security tab
  • Edit Launch and Activate Permissions is disabled

 

Resolution

After raking my brain on this issue (and searching) I finally came across the cause and resolution here

https://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/Fix-the-SharePoint-DCOM-10016-error-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx

 

I am documenting this so others do not have to spend hours trying to resolve (and search) this issue and some of you can get to this issue faster using correct keywords (hopefully)

Comments

  • Anonymous
    October 27, 2010
    Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for.

  • Anonymous
    January 23, 2011
    Me too!

  • Anonymous
    March 10, 2011
    Thanks, another brilliant Win 2008 R2 security feature :-)

  • Anonymous
    April 27, 2011
    Thanks. That is very responsible of you. Too good and kind u r.

  • Anonymous
    January 18, 2014
    If only you'd have copied the resolution here too, since the site is not responding at the moment :(