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Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Default Description:

Coordinates transactions that span multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems. If this service is stopped, these transactions will not occur. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Additional Information:

Automatically takes care of transactions that span multiple resources. This service is required if using Message Queuing. You may also see complaints in the Event Log if this service is disabled, but I have experienced no side effects.

Additional Reading:

None at this time.

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Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Manual
Default XP MCE 2005: Manual
Default XP Pro: Manual
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): MSDTC

Display Name: Distributed Transaction Coordinator

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe

Log On As:

Account: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService

Dependencies:

What service Distributed Transaction Coordinator needs to function properly:

What other service require Distributed Transaction Coordinator to function properly:

 

 

Original content created: December 23, 2001

Most recent update: May 4, 2008

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