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MSMQ generates 0xC00E001D when no applications should be receiving messages anyway
Had a support problem recently which took a while to crack and thought I'd share. The customer had a...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 02/08/2008
Looking for WCF resources?
Everything starts here at the MSDN Library - documentation, concepts, tutorials, primers,...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 02/06/2008
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM
Soon you'll be able to run MSMQ 4.0 on both server AND workstation. So to review, for those who...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 02/04/2008
MSMQ and WCF Webcasts from MSDN
Just a quick post to bring together some MSDN webcasts that you may want to have a look at if you're...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 02/04/2008
MSMQ and WCF - hands-on lab now available
Back in November, I mentioned that the Hands-On Lab would be available at the end of 2007. Well,...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 02/01/2008
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #10
This post refers to the situation where a client is sending MSMQ messages over HTTP to a receiving...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 01/29/2008
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #9
I thought for completeness that I would go through some of the KnowledgeBase articles that document...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 01/29/2008
RAID explained :-)
Saw this and thought it may come in handy for anyone trying to explain RAID and fault tolerance to...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 01/23/2008
Future support for the MSMQ-MQSeries Bridge
Windows Server 2008 isn't too far away so it's useful to know what will be supported on it....
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 01/18/2008
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #8
The following KB article isn't anything new (it's been out a few years) 889859 Messages that you try...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 01/10/2008
What publically available tools are there for troubleshooting MSMQ problems?
Here's a list of utilities that you may want to familiarise yourself with before trying to resolve...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 12/13/2007
MSMQ security bulletin MS07-065
A buffer overrun has been identified in MSMQ 2.0 (Windows 2000) and MSMQ 3.0 (Windows XP) which...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 12/12/2007
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #7
Here's one I've copied from the Motley Queüe Blog for Windows 2008 so its a bit early. MSMQ’s...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 12/11/2007
How do I get transactional remote receives with MSMQ?
It is not always efficient for business reasons to implement a classic push system - "send remote,...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 12/11/2007
Using MSMQ with Enhanced Write Filters from Windows XP Embedded
Probably a niche implementation but if it helps someone then it has been worthwhile. Windows XPe (XP...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 12/11/2007
The easy way to get hold of MSMQ hotfixes
This isn't news but I thought I should highlight it in case its new to you. If you want a hotfix for...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 11/13/2007
MSMQ at TechEd Developers
If you're in Barcelona this week and want to chat about MSMQ then come along to the "Ask The...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 11/05/2007
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #6
Here's another "MSMQ messages wouldn't leave the outgoing queue" problem that a customer reported...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 11/02/2007
There's a Vista stability patch that is not available on Windows Update
Found a Vista patch that “improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista”....
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 11/01/2007
Troubleshooting WCF and MSMQ FAQ
With the increasing interest in WCF comes the need to understand how to troubleshoot it. From the...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/19/2007
Come See Us at TechEd Developers!
"In just a few weeks, we’re going to be at TechEd Developers in Barcelona and we want to see you...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/15/2007
Microsoft and Bungie "evolve relationship"
After days and days of rumours (from the outside) and silence (from the inside), it's finally been...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 10/05/2007
Insufficient resources with multiple instances of MSMQ
There's a new MSMQ KnowledgeBase article out trying to compete for the "longest title award": 940960...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/17/2007
MSMQ 3.0 General Protection Fault when repeatedly restarting an outgoing queue
A hotfix has been released to fix a crash caused when repeatedly and quickly stop/starting an...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 09/11/2007
Changing where MSMQ logging goes on Windows 2000
MSMQ comes with some useful logging built in which support services can make use of to help you...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/23/2007
Host Integration Server 2004 Service Pack 1 Released
Host Integration Server 2004 SP1 is now available on the Microsoft Download Center.The download...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/23/2007
How to send MSMQ messages over 4MB in size - #1: Using MQRTLARGE.DLL
As writing a blog that covered all the options might get a bit cumbersome (like my Insufficient...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/22/2007
Why is there a 4MB limit on MSMQ messages?
Here's a request I've received from Dhaval Patel "I would really like to see some blog entries on...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/22/2007
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #5
Here's another reason for MSMQ messages to be undelivered over HTTP. For this customer problem, the...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 08/21/2007
.Net Framework 1.1 has left the building...
For the last week or so, my machine has been regularly trying to install the MS07-040 security...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/18/2007
How to enable MSMQ on PocketPC
By default, MSMQ is not fully functional on a Windows CE device. There is a registry value...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/18/2007
The Quotas are smaller in MSMQ 3.0 after applying Windows 2003 sp2
One change to MSMQ that I've just read about is a lowering of the default storage quotas. MSMQ 3.0...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/18/2007
Using FileMon to troubleshoot MSMQ Performance Counters
Here's a simple case study for one way of troubleshooting MSMQ performance counters. The symptoms...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 07/04/2007
The message format has changed in MSMQ 4.0 so re-test all your applications
For a while now there's been some, at times quite vociferous, discussion between members of...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/29/2007
Why does MSMQ "lock" your outgoing queue?
If you have the following situation: You can send messages to local queues You can receive messages...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/28/2007
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #4
A new KB has been published that covers an HTTP message delivery problem on 64-bit Vista. 936497...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/28/2007
How does the MSMQ-MQSeries Bridge cope with progress?
The MSMQ-MQSeries Bridge "is a connector application used to interface computers running Message...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/26/2007
MSMQ needs the secure channel to be open.
There's a new KB article and hotfix that you may have missed as it is not an MSMQ bug. 936455 Error...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/22/2007
Minimalist setup script for MSMQ unattended installation
Just spotted a really neat trick posted on the microsoft.public.msmq.setup newsgroup. Hans-Jürgen...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/19/2007
You can't have multiple MSMQ triggers set to do retrieval processing
On the Newsgroups today was a question about the following error: "The new trigger was not...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/08/2007
MSMQ 4.0 NACKs are not sent to the specified Administration Queue
There's a new KB article out (KB 936499): Negative acknowledgement messages are not sent to the...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 06/04/2007
Take care when editing the registry for MSMQ
Had a successful day today - I resolved an issue using a Knowledgebase article. The problem was that...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/31/2007
Surface computing has arrived
Surface computing has arrived.
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/30/2007
Look after the MsmqServices object - MSMQ will thank you.
There is a new KB article that explains an old problem: 936500 You may receive error code 0xc00e050f...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/29/2007
How did Microsoft choose the product name for Longhorn?
If you want to see the hugely sophisticated process Microsoft went through in renaming Longhorn...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/25/2007
How to repair MSMQ Performance Counters
At last, after years of waiting, there is finally a KB article on repairing the MSMQ Performance...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/24/2007
Take care when installing MSMQ 4.0 using "Turn Windows features on or off"
New KnowledgeBase article "No Microsoft Message Queuing 4.0 components are enabled after you use the...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/15/2007
MSMQ messages using HTTP just won't get delivered #3
I didn't expect to make this symptom into a series... There is an interesting MSMQ 4.0 problem...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/15/2007
Watch out when re-installing MSMQ 4.0 in a domain
There's a new KB article out for MSMQ 4.0: 935498 A Message Queuing 4.0-based server runs in...
Author: John Breakwell ex-MSFT Date: 05/15/2007