the RPC server is unavailable on windows 7 stand alone logon

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When I try to logon to my windows 7 64bit stand alone machine, I get the error message "the RPC server is unavailable"

It accepts the login - says welcome to windows then the error message waits a while then reboots. It has a fingerprint reader, but gives the same error when using a password. It will not start go any further then this in "safe mode" or "last know good configuration mode" or any other mode.. Did a checkdisk booting from a cd rom. Booting from a CD rom, I can see all of the files..

HP dv9000 4 gig ram

Stand alone - no Domain or homegroup

Windows 7 Ultimate installed since it was released

fingerprint reader installed, but I get the same error using a password

up to date on service packs, MS Defender, AVG (free ver), Malware (free ver), Spybot (free ver)

Hoping to not have to do a re-install

thanks in advance...

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Another solution is to make sure "DHCP Client" and "RPC Endpoint Mapper" "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" are all running and set to automatic.

I hope this helps too.

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2014-05-02T14:17:53+00:00

Okay I've got a SOLUTION!!! :D IT"S FIXED

I uninstalled Office Beta 2010 this morning and when restarted the RPC Service unavailable yadda yadda couldn't log in

Okay F8>Repair>Run CMD then Bring up regedit>File>Export (Just get the explorer open)

What I've noticed is that this "repair" state is in the virtual "X Drive" so any changes made to Registry doesn't really affect the REGEDIT of your normal System when it boots

Okay now Navigate to your System Drive (REMEMBER THAT THIS REGEDIT CMD etc. IN THE REPAIR STATE IS ALL ON A VIRTUAL X:\ DRIVE SO GET INTO YOUR NORMAL SYSTEM DRIVE)

C:\Windows\system32\config (usually C:)

Rename the File "SYSTEM" to "SYSTEM2" or similar. (These files are your registry hive files)

There's a folder called "Regback" which seems to be regular backups of your registry, copy the "system" from there into the "config" folder

Restart and YOU ARE DONE :D:D:D *happy*

Okay im not such a techy "coding" user and all that and if it wasn't for u guys I wouldn't have gotten it fixed (I didn't know what to do at first so i fiddled with wat u guys said) The n00B got it fixed in 1 morning though :D:D:D:D

Thanks a million guys and I hope this helps u

Thanks you so much..i love it..i just meet this error and waste 2 hour of me :((...but i don't know why my computer have this error..i want discover this error..u can tell me why ???

Again ... Thanks a lot
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2015-05-12T08:54:08+00:00

Okay I've got a SOLUTION!!! :D IT"S FIXED

I uninstalled Office Beta 2010 this morning and when restarted the RPC Service unavailable yadda yadda couldn't log in

Okay F8>Repair>Run CMD then Bring up regedit>File>Export (Just get the explorer open)

What I've noticed is that this "repair" state is in the virtual "X Drive" so any changes made to Registry doesn't really affect the REGEDIT of your normal System when it boots

Okay now Navigate to your System Drive (REMEMBER THAT THIS REGEDIT CMD etc. IN THE REPAIR STATE IS ALL ON A VIRTUAL X:\ DRIVE SO GET INTO YOUR NORMAL SYSTEM DRIVE)

C:\Windows\system32\config (usually C:)

Rename the File "SYSTEM" to "SYSTEM2" or similar. (These files are your registry hive files)

There's a folder called "Regback" which seems to be regular backups of your registry, copy the "system" from there into the "config" folder

Restart and YOU ARE DONE :D:D:D *happy*

Okay im not such a techy "coding" user and all that and if it wasn't for u guys I wouldn't have gotten it fixed (I didn't know what to do at first so i fiddled with wat u guys said) The n00B got it fixed in 1 morning though :D:D:D:D

Thanks a million guys and I hope this helps u

This worked for me. I was expecting days troubleshooting or to rebuild the PC. Thanks
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2015-08-19T02:49:15+00:00

Thanks very much for this info. Worked great for me. I had the same problem, I know it was caused by using Microsoft "FIX IT' tool to remove files left by using 'control panel-uninstall program' to uninstall Windows Live Mail. Apparently it removed something not supposed to. You saved me lots of work. Thanks

Fix referred to was submitted by SI on Nov. 25, 2011
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2015-09-20T19:42:35+00:00

Okay I've got a SOLUTION!!! :D IT"S FIXED

I uninstalled Office Beta 2010 this morning and when restarted the RPC Service unavailable yadda yadda couldn't log in

Okay F8>Repair>Run CMD then Bring up regedit>File>Export (Just get the explorer open)

What I've noticed is that this "repair" state is in the virtual "X Drive" so any changes made to Registry doesn't really affect the REGEDIT of your normal System when it boots

Okay now Navigate to your System Drive (REMEMBER THAT THIS REGEDIT CMD etc. IN THE REPAIR STATE IS ALL ON A VIRTUAL X:\ DRIVE SO GET INTO YOUR NORMAL SYSTEM DRIVE)

C:\Windows\system32\config (usually C:)

Rename the File "SYSTEM" to "SYSTEM2" or similar. (These files are your registry hive files)

There's a folder called "Regback" which seems to be regular backups of your registry, copy the "system" from there into the "config" folder

Restart and YOU ARE DONE :D:D:D *happy*

Okay im not such a techy "coding" user and all that and if it wasn't for u guys I wouldn't have gotten it fixed (I didn't know what to do at first so i fiddled with wat u guys said) The n00B got it fixed in 1 morning though :D:D:D:D

Thanks a million guys and I hope this helps u

Absolute genius! Thanks so much!
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