Problem C# InDesign Server

Hi,
I'm programming in c#, but I've a problem with sentence: (InDesignServer.Application)(System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.BindToMoniker(configN ame))
The error is {"Sintaxis no válida (Excepción de HRESULT: 0x800401E4 (MK_E_SYNTAX))"} y ErrorCode -2147221020
If InDesign Server run service mode it doesn't work, but if I run command service, It works.
I start up InDesign Server with parameter -configuration myIDS1 as service mode as command mode.
Thanks
Best Regards

At first check firewall and antivirus setting in your OS environment.
IMHO the next step may be to check user account policy, that IDS use to run as a service.

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