Event ID - 4209

Event Id4209
SourceMicrosoft-Windows-MSDTC
DescriptionA critical error occurred in an MS DTC component therefore the process is terminating. The category field identifies the component that encountered the error. Please contact Microsoft Product Support. Error Specifics: %1%0
Event Information According to Microsoft :

Cause :

This event is logged when a critical error occurred in an MS DTC component therefore the process is terminating.

Resolution :

Restart MSDTC

Stop and then restart the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service (MSDTC).

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators , or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To stop and then restart MSDTC:
  1. Click Start , and then click Command Prompt .
  2. At the command prompt, type net stop msdtc , and then press ENTER.
  3. At the command prompt, type net start msdtc , and then press ENTER.
Verify :

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators , or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To verify that the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service (MSDTC) is running:
  1. Click Start , and then click Command Prompt .
  2. At the command prompt, type sc query msdtc , and then press ENTER.
  3. The system responds with information about the service. Confirm that these two items appear: SERVICE_NAME: msdtc and STATE : 4 RUNNING .
Reference LinksEvent ID 4209 from Source Microsoft-Windows-MSDTC

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