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by kdyck

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Can someone tell me what DCOM is?? I keep trying to install PWS on my win2k pro machine, but when I check the event log I get log entries about DCOM. I know how to disable it, but am I safe disabeling DCOM?

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by dmiles

DCOM - Distributed Component Object Model is a protocol that enables software components to communicate directly over a network in a reliable,secure,and efficient manner.Used to be called "Network OLE," DCOM is designed for use across multiple network tranports,including Internet Protocols such as HTTP.

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