>Nelson:  to enable RPC service;
>
>1. click Start, Run, type:  services.msc
>
>2. locate and select the service that you want to change.
>
>3. click Action, and then click Properties.
>
>4. on the General tab, click the drop-down for the "Start up type" list box and 
change 
>the start up as needed. For example, if you select "Alerter" and change its start 
>up type from Automatic to Disabled, that service will no longer start when you start 
>Windows.
>
>5. click OK when finished making your changes.
>
>6. highlight the first listed Remote Procedure... for details that it provides the 
>endpoint mapper and other PRC services.
>to Start the service; click the "Start the service" in the left-hand column.
>
>7. the next entry is the RPC Locator which manages the RPC name service database.
>it can be started in the same way.
>
>another method of starting a service is to double-click the service name, change 
>the Startup type to Automatic, Apply, OK, then reboot.
>
>the first link below (after your text) says this about RPC:
>
>Remote Procedure Call (RPC) This service is vital. Just about everything depends 
>on this service to be running. This is also the only service that you can not disable 
>using the Services MMC. 
>
>Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Manages the RPC name service database. May not 
>be needed by most users. If something on your network breaks after you disable this 
>service, set it back to Manual or Automatic. Disabled unless required for your network. 
>Leave it on Automatic.
>
>the second link below says the same thing.
>
>let us know if this worked for you...
>






Written in response to:
re: RPC Win XP Service Problem (Everett: Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 3:26 pm)


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re: RPC Win XP Service Problem (Everett: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 7:20 am)
re: RPC Win XP Service Problem (Kevin: Thursday, August 14, 2003 at 10:52 pm)