Creating a COM+ application onWindows

Creating a COM+ application on Windows involves using the Administrative Tools in the Windows Start menu.

About this task

To create the COM+ application on a server that has a Windows operating system:

1. From the Windows Start menu, navigate to Administrative Tools > Component Services.
2. From the Component Services tree, navigate to Component Services > Computers > My Computer > COM+ Applications and then right-click COM+ Application. Select New > Application.
3. After the Welcome to COM Application Install Wizard screen appears, click Next.
4. Select Create an Empty Application.
5. In the Create Empty window, enter the following and then click Next:
   • For Application Name, enter your application name.
   • For Activation Type, select Server Application. This ensures that the components are started as dedicated processes.
6. In the Set Application Identity window, select This User and enter the appropriate Windows user name and password. This user is the identity under which the application is run. Make sure that the user belongs to the Administrators group. Click Next and then click Finish.

   The newly created COM+ application appears under the Component Services tree.

Results

Now you can add components to your w COM+ application.