====== Fixing the "red arrow" problem in component services or error 80070422 ======

===== Intro =====

This is about an error I've got in a Windows 2012 server: in the "Component services" funcion (COM+), when opening the "com+ applications" a red arrow appears: 

{{ :windows:20151223_com_1.png |}}

And when trying to open the "COM+ Applications" folder, the following error is displayed: 

<WRAP center round alert 60%>

An error occurred while processing the last operation.

Error code 80070422 - The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.



The event log may contain additional troubleshooting information.
</WRAP>


===== Resolution =====

After reading many articles describing other solutions [[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/asiatech/archive/2010/02/22/how-to-troubleshoot-the-red-arrow-issue-in-component-services.aspx|here]],
[[https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/a92348bb-1657-4fe6-8b80-fa45efd2f1c4/component-services-catalog-error-when-opening-com-applications?forum=winservergen|here]]
and 
[[http://blogs.msdn.com/b/asiatech/archive/2012/01/25/how-to-troubleshoot-the-red-arrow-issue-in-component-services-iii.aspx|here]] for instance, I've discovered what was going on in my particular case: 
**some services have to be started**. 

In particular those services that must be configured to run automatically are "COM+ System Application" and "Distributed Transaction Coordinator".