BUG: Erroneous DTC Error When You Upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows XP (306053)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft COM+ 1.0
  • Microsoft COM+ 1.5
This article was previously published under Q306053

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade to Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP on a computer that is running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) with the Windows NT Option Pack (NTOP) installed, you may receive the following error messages:
Error upgrading from Win 9x to either Windows 2000 or Windows XP

Software That Does Not Support Windows 2000

Setup has found programs on your computer that do not support Windows 2000. Contact your software vendors to obtain updates or Windows-2000 compatible versions. If you don't update these programs before upgrade, the programs will not work.

MS DTC (in Control Panel)

Before you upgrade to Windows 2000, you should remove any incompatible programs. After the upgrade, uninstall might not work. Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel can help you uninstall most programs.

RESOLUTION

This is an erroneous message that you can ignore.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/20/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbDTC KB306053
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