DCOM errors

I've been seeing alot of these DistributedCOM errors lately. I've tried modifying the the security permissions for these events but it didn't really help, in fact, I got more errors or warnings afterwards.

Log Name: System

Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM

Date: 5/29/2009 9:51:21 AM

Event ID: 10016

Task Category: None

Level: Error

Keywords: Classic

User:

Computer: GigaSplat_HaaHaa

Description:

The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID

{9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39}

and APPID

{9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39}

to the user GIGASPLAT_HAAHAA\MyNameIsSoAndSo SID (S-1-5-21-540440048-1031630261-4171220171-1000) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.

Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

<System>

<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM" Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />

<EventID Qualifiers="49152">10016</EventID>

<Version>0</Version>

<Level>2</Level>

<Task>0</Task>

<Opcode>0</Opcode>

<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>

<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-05-29T16:51:21.000000000Z" />

<EventRecordID>3126</EventRecordID>

<Correlation />

<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />

<Channel>System</Channel>

<Computer>Gigabyte64</Computer>

<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-540440048-1031630261-4171220171-1000" />

</System>

<EventData>

<Data Name="param1">machine-default</Data>

<Data Name="param2">Local</Data>

<Data Name="param3">Activation</Data>

<Data Name="param4">{9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39}</Data>

<Data Name="param5">{9BA05972-F6A8-11CF-A442-00A0C90A8F39}</Data>

<Data Name="param6">Gigabyte64</Data>

<Data Name="param7">David Lee Davis</Data>

<Data Name="param8">S-1-5-21-540440048-1031630261-4171220171-1000</Data>

<Data Name="param9">LocalHost (Using LRPC)</Data>

</EventData>

</Event>

If I didn't know any better, I'd swear they have something to do with how I've got Windows Updates configured in GPO to notify only.GA P35 DQ6 Mb, Intel Wolfdale 8600 3.33Ghz C2D CPU., 4x2Gb Mushkin DDR2 1066 PC2 8500 Ascents Memory Mods., PNY-nVidia GE Force 8800 GTS (640MB), 4-Western Digital Caviar SATA(2) HDD's (internal), 1 EIDE-USB External; Hauppauge PVR 1600 TV tuner, Dual Monitor: (1) Standard up top, (1) WideScreen below; Altec Lansign Speakers...

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