Do any of these discussions/articles help you
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=%22A+Connection+with+the+transaction+manager+was+lost%22+
Allan
[quoted text, click to view] "Leo Quezada" <LeoQuezada@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and SQL 2000, when i executed my DTS
> package i receive this error:
>
> Beginning of Package Transaction failed when executing Step
> 'DTSStep_DTSDataPumpTask_1'.A connection with the transaction manager was
> lost.
>
> Whitin the Package Properties I use transactions.
>
> The same DTS packege works in Windows Server 2000 but not in 2003.
>
> any idea ?
>
> Thanks