Environment:
Site Server 3
Windows 2000 Pro SP4
Windows XP
ASP + ASP.NET in Visual Studio .NET 2003

We are trying, unsuccessfully, to get Site Server 3 running on a development
machine.  We started out with Win2000 and were unsuccessful, then tried
WinXP Pro with the same errors as with Win2000.  There were many problems
that we have come across in trying to get this to work.  The main problem
(#3) we are having now needs to get resolved ASAP.  The problems that we
have experienced so far are as follows:

Problem1:
----------
We were unable to create any late-bound objects without getting an error
in regards to not being able to find the class library.
'Old code which caused the error
Dim objShopperManager As Object
objShopperManager = Server.CreateObject("Commerce.StandardSManager")

Solution1:
----------
Create an early-bound object
'New code to get around the error
Dim objShopperManager As New COMMERCELib.MSCSStandardSManager_3_0


Problem2:
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When trying to run the application, we would get a "Library not
registered" message at a line similar to this:
Call objOrderFormStorage.InitStorage(ODBCConnectionString, _
"shopper_basket", "shopper_id", "Commerce.OrderForm", _
"marshalled_order", "date_changed")

Solution2:
----------
After playing around with RegMon, we managed to move past this problem
by assigning Read & Write access to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT node along with
its child nodes for the ASPNET user account with the use of RegEdt32.


Problem3:
----------
After getting around the previous 2 problems mentioned above, we have
come across something that will cause the following error which came in
conjuction with a "Server Application Error" in IE when trying to look at
Classic ASP pages.  We have not yet been able to determine a cause as to why
this is happening or a solution for it.  Things that we have tried include:
- Installing all Windows Updates
- Installing the latest version of MDAC (2.8)
- Checking to see if any Exchange 5.5 services were running at the time
of install (no)
- MTS not installed on development computers

We are able to create SiteServer components in ASP.NET (ASPX) pages, but NOT
in Classic ASP (ASP) pages which is where the problem lays.

Error (from Event Log - Application):
-------------------------------------
The run-time environment has detected an inconsistency in its internal
state. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services to report this
error.  *** Error in __FILE__(926): Application image dump failed.

A COM+ service (such as Queued Components or Compensating Resource Manager)
failed to start. The service GUID and HRESULT are:
{51372AF3-CAE7-11CF-BE81-00AA00A2FA25}
Process Name: dllhost.exe
The serious nature of this error has caused the process to terminate.
Error Code = 0x80040154 : Class not registered
COM+ Services Internals Information:
File: .\csrgtserv.cpp, Line: 118

Error (from Event Log - System):
----------------------------------
The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC/1/Root/LVWEB'.  The error
was 'Server execution failed
'.
For additional information specific to this message please visit the
Microsoft Online Support site located at:
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

The server {3D14228D-FBE1-11D0-995D-00C04FD919C1} did not register with
 DCOM
within the required timeout.



Any help in getting this resolved would be appreciated.

Also, is it true that MS no longer supports SS3?

Thanks,
Jody

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