Hi,

I am currently running Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4. I have a
need to perform a shutdown of a remote server, also using Windows 2000
with Service Pack 4. I have a COM+ application on the server that I
call to initiate the remote shutdown. The COM+ application contains
the call "ExitWindowsEx(EWX_POWEROFF,0)". This COM+ application
worked fine before I installed KB835732. After I installed this
update, my COM+ application will only work if I am logged into the
remote server. If I am logged out of the computer, it will not
shutdown, but it would before the update.

I have tried to uninstall and reinstall by COM+ application after the
update, but it still doesn't work. I have given my COM+ application
Administrative privileges. In the local security policy, I have made
sure that my COM+ application has user rights assigned to it such that
it can "Shut down the system" and "Force shutdown from a remote
system". Also in the local security policy, I have made sure that the
security options have "Allow system to be shut down without having to
log on" set to enabled,.

I have changed my COM+ application to call "InitiateSystemShutdown"
rather than "ExitWindowsEx", however the "InitiateSystemShutdown" does
not power down the remote server. It leaves the server at a screen
that indicates it is OK to power down and I want it to power down
completely.

If anyone has any suggestions to shutdown my remote system with my
COM+ application, please let me know.

Thanks,

Joel Feldman