PRB: Upgrading SQL Server 6.5 to the MTS 2.0 DTC Release
Article ID: 192680
Article Last Modified on 9/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Transaction Services 2.0
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q192680
SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) has been updated for
the Microsoft Transaction Server 2.0 release that is part of the Windows NT
Option Pack. If you have installed the SQL Server 6.5 release but you have
not installed the Windows NT Option Pack, you may experience problems
related to the interactions between the versions or you may encounter a bug
or problem that is corrected in the new release of DTC.
RESOLUTION
Installing the Windows NT Option Pack is the recommended method for
obtaining the updated Distributed Transaction Coordinator components.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested
and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem
and where the preceding workaround is unacceptable. Unless you are severely
impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for
the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical
Support for more information.
Do not use this hotfix to install the Distributed Transaction Coordinator
on a Windows NT Microsoft Cluster Server system or on a Windows 95 system.
To upgrade Microsoft DTC on a cluster system or Windows 95 system, you must
install the Windows NT Option Pack. The Windows NT Option Pack setup
program has been enhanced to work with clusters and Windows 95.
REFERENCES
For more information, please see the following World Wide Web URLs:
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