Base COM Features

MTS and COM/DCOM represent distinct paths of development supported by distinct development units at Microsoft. Such is the case with COM+ (the MTS successor) and the core COM services in Windows 2000. In this section, you'll look at some of the new base COM services that are packaged along with COM+ in Windows 2000.

Structured Storage

Structured storage is a powerful compound file management service, supporting a file system within a file. The great thing about structured storage is that it is a standard mechanism supported directly by Windows and many application products. Windows 2000 promises to integrate structured storage into even more file system and shell features. Link tracking is a new feature enabling Windows 2000 ...

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