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Question

What is Component Services?

Aug 19, 2014 10:17AM PDT

I looked on Google but it still doesn't make sense to me i just want to know what is the function of this in Windows 7 and what can this be used for ?

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AKA "COM+"
Aug 19, 2014 10:25AM PDT
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Aug 19, 2014 10:49AM PDT

I already seen that video I have to understand this because im going to take my A+ test soon i just saw this in my book and just wondering how this will be used for trouble shooting i already played around with it and I dont see how this can be used for that and still confused how this can be used to make windows apps i dont see any html editor or c++ editor and how can you use this for trouble shooting?

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I never used COM+ for troubleshooting.
Aug 19, 2014 10:59AM PDT

I used it in an app long ago. Can you give an example where I would use COM+ to troubleshoot?

I wonder if you meant "troubleshoot COM+" but that's not what you asked. Also, we used Visual Studio 2008 Pro or was it Enterprise for that app years ago. But troubleshooting sounds off the mark here.
Bob

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Aug 20, 2014 5:06AM PDT
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Re: Component Services
Aug 20, 2014 5:19AM PDT

I see nothing about trouble shooting on that page. It just tells what Component Services is: a tool to configure and administer Com, COM+ and DTC. What's not clear about that?

Kees

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Aug 20, 2014 6:01AM PDT

So why is it in a trouble shooting book? The author must be dumb to put unnecessary things in it not related to trouble shooting then well thank you i appreciate your help and your time am just going to assume you cant use this for trouble shooting and the author just like to put unnecessary things

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Re: trouble shooting
Aug 20, 2014 6:12AM PDT

Wouldn't it be nice to know what to use to fix COM, COM+ and DTC if those give troubles?

Kees

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One possibility
Aug 20, 2014 9:42AM PDT

One possibility: Padding. It's a technical sounding topic, so people just thumbing through the table of contents will be impressed and it's only later that they find out it has no practical relevance. Plus it makes the book thicker, so seem to be more valuable/expansive.

Honestly, everything I've seen about A+ makes it look like a giant book selling scam. So the idea that they pad books with fluff wouldn't surprise me at all, but I will certainly cede the point that there are a number of potential other possibilities.

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Notice what Microsoft writes at link.
Aug 20, 2014 10:38AM PDT