Well if you're having DCOM issues then you're going to have a lot of issues with all types of remote connections and activity.

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate.

COM Automation allows users to build scripts in their applications to perform repetitive tasks or control one application from another.


COM: Component Object Model Technologies

However that specific error message sound like you attempted to START the service, not just modify it's state.
 
net helpmsg 1058

The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.