Resolution
fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x
fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0
symptom
Error: Installation ended prematurely because of an error.
symptom
GPA installation fails.
cause
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) service was disabled
cause
The COM+ System Application Service was disabled (Windows 2003 only)
fix
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) Service and COM+ System Application Service must be set to Enabled and Manual at a minimum. The DTC Service and COM+ Application Services do not have to be started, but they must be enabled.
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 4.x
fact
NetIQ Group Policy Administrator 5.0
symptom
Error: Installation ended prematurely because of an error.
symptom
GPA installation fails.
cause
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) service was disabled
cause
The COM+ System Application Service was disabled (Windows 2003 only)
fix
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) Service and COM+ System Application Service must be set to Enabled and Manual at a minimum. The DTC Service and COM+ Application Services do not have to be started, but they must be enabled.
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB47682