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UID: NF:comadmin.ICOMAdminCatalog.StartApplication
title: ICOMAdminCatalog::StartApplication (comadmin.h)
description: Starts the specified COM+ server application. The application components are launched in a dedicated server process.
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ms.date: 12/05/2018
ms.keywords: ICOMAdminCatalog interface [COM+],StartApplication method, ICOMAdminCatalog.StartApplication, ICOMAdminCatalog::StartApplication, StartApplication, StartApplication method [COM+], StartApplication method [COM+],ICOMAdminCatalog interface, _cos_ICOMAdminCatalog_StartApplication, comadmin/ICOMAdminCatalog::StartApplication, cos.icomadmincatalog_startapplication
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- comadmin/ICOMAdminCatalog.StartApplication
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- c++
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req.target-type: Windows
req.target-min-winverclnt: Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
req.target-min-winversvr: Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
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- APIRef
- kbSyntax
api_type:
- COM
api_location:
- ComAdmin.h
api_name:
- ICOMAdminCatalog.StartApplication
targetos: Windows
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---

# ICOMAdminCatalog::StartApplication


## -description


Starts the specified COM+ server application. The application components are launched in a dedicated server process.


## -parameters




### -param bstrApplIdOrName [in]

The GUID or name of the application. If a GUID is used, it must be surrounded by braces.


## -returns



This method can return the standard return values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, E_UNEXPECTED, E_FAIL, and S_OK.




## -see-also




<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/comadmin/nn-comadmin-icomadmincatalog">ICOMAdminCatalog</a>
 

 

