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Unable to begin distributed transaction

Symptom: The transaction manager has disabled its support for remote/network transactions

Issue: Need to enable inbound/outbound transaction manager communication

Solution:
1. Open Component Services Snap-in (dcomcnfg)
2. Browse to Console->Component Services->Computers->My Computer->Distributed Transaction Coordinator
3. Right Click Local DTC and select properties
4. Select Securty tab
5. Check Network OTC Access, Check Allow Inbound, Check Allow Outbound
6. Click OK
7. DTC services should restart and then can give it a test

Additional info:
 http://sysadminwebsite.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/9/
 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa561924.aspx 

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