FIX: BizTalk Service Fails if Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Fails (297578)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000

This article was previously published under Q297578

SYMPTOMS

If document processing stops, the following event may be logged to the event log:

Source: BizTalk Server
Category: Document Processing
Event ID: 324

Description:
An error occurred in BizTalk Server.

Details:
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The server threw an exception.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) fails due to network related or other problems.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299664 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/17/2003
Keywords:	kbBizTalk2000SP1fix kbbug kbfix KB297578