Solution or Workaround

1. On Windows, navigate to the Windows Services Panel.
2. Stop ArcIMS Tasker, ArcIMS Monitor, and ArcIMS Application Server in that order.
3. Open Task Manager and confirm that AppLockMgr does not appear in the list. If it does, end the process.
   
4. On Windows NT/2000: Click Start > Run and type: dcomcnfg.exe
   
   On Windows XP/2003: Click Start > Run and type: dcomcnfg.exe This starts the Component Services console.
   
   Select the appropriate computer in the component services node on the left.
   
   Expand the DCOM Config node
5. Locate the AppLockMgr application in the list of DCOM enabled applications. It is listed as esriSystem.esriAppLockMgr.
   
   
    If ArcMap Services are not started in ArcIMS Administrator, the
   esriSystem.esriAppLockMgr program may not be listed.
   
   
6. Select esriSystem.esriAppLockMgr and click the properties button.
7. Click the Identity tab.
8. Select the 'This User' option.
9. Type a Windows username and password to run this service under.
   -If using a local account it should be specified as just: username
   -If using a Domain account it should be specified as: DOMAIN\username
   
   
    This could be a local or domain account that is created specifically to run services under, or if ArcGIS Server is installed, use the ArcGISContainer account. If the account already has a username and password, retype the same username and password.
   
   
10. Click OK and close the DCOM configuration dialog box.
11. Navigate to the windows services panel.
12. Start the ArcIMS Application Server, ArcIMS Monitor, and ArcIMS Tasker in that order.