Event ID 2150 — Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support Active Directory Operation

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

You can use the Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support service to run Message Queuing in domain mode on Windows 2000 computers that are joined to a Windows Server 2003 domain or a Windows Server 2008 domain. This service must be able to interact with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to operate properly.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 2150
Source: MSMQ
Version: 6.1
Symbolic Name: MQDS_DCPROMO_UPDATE_FAIL
Message: The Message Queuing Downlevel Client Support Service failed to update the directory service flag in Active Directory during the domain controller promotion process.

Resolve

Check Active Directory permissions

A Dcpromo update can fail as a result of Active Directory permissions that are not correct. For more information about Active Directory permissions, see Installation Permissions (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=103162).

If you continue to get this error, note any details in the event message, and then contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS). For information about how to contact CSS, see Enterprise Support (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=52267).

Verify

Verify that the Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support service is installed and running.

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

To verify that the Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support service is installed and running:

  1. Open the Services snap-in. To open Services, click Start. In the search box, type services.msc, and then press ENTER.
  2. Scroll down the list of services to confirm the existence of the Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support service.
  3. Verify that the Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support service is started.
  4. For further confirmation, run a test application that uses the Active Directory features that you require.

Message Queuing Windows 2000 Client Support Active Directory Operation

Message Queuing