Technical Tips and Solutions
10/09/2004 - Windows error: The server {9F92FFA3-40D1-475A-9323-A39C705DAB86} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout.
This error seems to be a result of Symantec distributing an update to Norton Anti Virus that is intended to integrate with the new Secure Desktop feature of Windows XP XP2. The registry hack below seems to work as a fix on Windows XP and 2000.
1. Run regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Windows/
3. On the Edit menu choose New/DWORD Value. Enter 'SecureDesktop' without the quotes as the value.
4. The data type should be REG_DWORD and the value should be 0. These should be added by default.
5. Restart Windows.