Why does Vista keep saying MS DTC Console has stopped working

Sounds like SQL Server is loading at startup and is having problems. What have you got that's using SQL server? If its something that you do not require, then use MSCONFIG32 to stop it loading at startup.

I can't imagine what would use SQL Server. The only items and services listed are Roboform (this is a form and password filler so it is a database but i don't know if it uses SQL server), Googledesktop, Windows Defender, Groove monitor utility, Sound Movie server, o2 flash (I don't know what the last two are). Do any of these use SQL server?

KCTs is right just stop it runs at startup using msconfig

Can you tell me what SQL Server is called in MS CONFIG? There are a few dozen MS services running but none of them says SQL. One is just called Server. Is that it? I want to turn off the right one.

Lee:
I have posted this question twice and never got any resolution to the problem. What am I doing wrong? I really need to figure this out.

The DTC console is actually the app msdtc.exe - so if this is listed in MSConfig, disable it.  Reboot and see if it works - if not, post back.

run msconfig
On the General tab of the System Configuration utility select the Selective startup radio button.
Uncheck Load Sysem Services .
AND uncheck Load Startup items.
click Apply button.
Restart your computer.

If this fixes the problem, recheck the items on the Services and Startup tabs selectively, starting with the most obviously harmless first, reboot each time until you find the culprit.

Purple:

The MSDTC.exe is a app in my windows folder but it is not listed anywhere under MSConfig. What do i do next? I checked startup and services carefully.

If you look in your Application Log, is there an error listed with reference to DTC console?  If so, could you copy the contents of the event and paste them here?

here is all of todays Log. After this I will list details on a couple of the errors:

Information      6/21/2007 10:42:15 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 10:05:35 AM      VSS      8224      None
Information      6/21/2007 9:47:05 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 9:47:05 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 9:22:35 AM      Outlook      32      None
Information      6/21/2007 9:21:54 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 9:21:54 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:59:38 AM      VSS      8224      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:59:33 AM      LoadPerf      1000      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:59:31 AM      LoadPerf      1001      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:58:36 AM      Outlook      32      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:57:13 AM      Outlook      32      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:55:53 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:55:53 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:55:21 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:55:21 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:25 AM      Application Error      1000      (100)
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:25 AM      MSDTC      4209      Unknown
Information      6/21/2007 8:54:23 AM      ESENT      102      General
Information      6/21/2007 8:54:10 AM      SecurityCenter      1      None
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:09 AM      Application Error      1000      (100)
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:09 AM      MSDTC      4209      Unknown
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:08 AM      MSDTC Client      4448      KTMRM
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:03 AM      Application Error      1000      (100)
Error      6/21/2007 8:54:02 AM      MSDTC      4209      Unknown
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:32 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:32 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:20 AM      Search      1003      Search service
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:14 AM      CertificateServicesClient      1      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:10 AM      CertificateServicesClient      1      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:02 AM      WMI      5617      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:01 AM      Winlogon      6000      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:01 AM      Winlogon      6000      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:52:00 AM      Winlogon      4101      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:51:57 AM      WMI      5615      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:51:55 AM      RegSrvc      0      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:59 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      902      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:59 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      1005      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:59 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      1003      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:58 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      1033      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:57 AM      EvtEng      0      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:56 AM      Winlogon      6003      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:56 AM      EventSystem      4625      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:56 AM      User Profile Service      1531      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:50:56 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      900      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:49:21 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      903      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:49:20 AM      Security-Licensing-SLC      901      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:49:13 AM      Winlogon      6000      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:49:13 AM      Winlogon      6000      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:49:13 AM      Desktop Window Manager      9009      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:48:59 AM      ESENT      103      General
Information      6/21/2007 8:15:52 AM      VSS      8224      None
Error      6/21/2007 8:12:44 AM      VSS      12293      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:12:26 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:12:26 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:09:39 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:09:39 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:06:10 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:06:10 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:03:46 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 8:03:46 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:38:49 AM      VSS      8224      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:28:19 AM      VSS      8224      None
Error      6/21/2007 7:25:19 AM      VSS      12293      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:22:42 AM      VSS      8224      None
Error      6/21/2007 7:19:42 AM      VSS      12293      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:19:09 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:19:09 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:08:42 AM      VSS      8224      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:06:52 AM      Outlook      32      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:06:05 AM      System Restore      8194      None
Error      6/21/2007 7:05:42 AM      VSS      12293      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:05:39 AM      System Restore      8194      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:04:42 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 7:04:42 AM      FjLogEvt      52      None
Information      6/21/2007 12:03:30 AM      VSS      8224      None
Error      6/21/2007 12:00:30 AM      System Restore      8210      None
Error      6/21/2007 12:00:30 AM      System Restore      8193      None
Error      6/21/2007 12:00:29 AM      VSS      12293      None

Here is the complete description of the error from the log that I am concerned about. it occurred at 8:54:02. thanks for your help:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-MSDTC
Date:          6/21/2007 8:54:02 AM
Event ID:      4209
Task Category: Unknown
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      lifebook
Description:
A critical error occurred in an MS DTC component therefore the process is terminating. The category field identifies the component that encountered the error. Please contact Microsoft Product Support. Error Specifics: hr = 0x80100101, d:\vistartm\com\complus\dtc\dtc\msdtc\src\cservice.cpp:461, CmdLine: C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe, Pid: 4744
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-MSDTC" Guid="{719BE4ED-E9BC-4DD8-A7CF-C85CE8E4975D}" EventSourceName="MSDTC" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">4209</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>8</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-06-21T13:54:02.000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>11787</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>lifebook</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">hr = 0x80100101, d:\vistartm\com\complus\dtc\dtc\msdtc\src\cservice.cpp:461, CmdLine: C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe, Pid: 4744</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>