JSI Tip 10126. A message takes longer than expected to be delivered or expires prematurely in Message Queuing 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or later?

Prior to SP1, Message Queuing 3.0 would wait 4 seconds before re-establishing a closed connection. After applying SP1, or later, the default wait time is 60 seconds before re-establishing a closed connection, which was altered to prevent Active Directory or DNS from being queried too frequently.

This change will cause the subject behavior if Message Queuing must re-establish the connection frequently.

To resolve this issue:

1. Open a CMD.EXE window.

2. Type the following command and press Enter:

REG ADD HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters /V WaitTime /T REG_DWORD /F /D NNNNN

Where NNNNN is the number of milliseconds you wish to wait, like 10000 (10 seconds).