distributed queries in win 2003 and win 2000

Hi there,
well i have 2 servers one on os (win 2000 adv server and
sql 2000)and other on (win 2003 and sql 2000)
when i run a distributed tran with begin tran
i get and error
as--
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Server: Msg 7391, Level 16, State 1, Procedure
ValueLine_tbl_Insert_tr, Line 7
The operation could not be performed because the OLE DB
provider 'SQLOLEDB' was unable to begin a distributed
transaction.
[OLE/DB provider returned message: New transaction cannot
enlist in the specified transaction coordinator. ]
OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB Provider 'SQLOLEDB'
ITransactionJoin::JoinTransaction return 0x8004d00a
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has any one sol for this well i dont get any errors when
i am acessing the win 2000 server from another win 2000
server i get error only from win 2003 os server
thanks
saradhi
Saradhi,
firstly, please can you confirm if MS DTC is started on your Win 2003
server?
Regards,
Paul Ibison