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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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.
Hi turbo, You are right, it is from the office remover. What I did was that I resotred to an earlier point in time and instead of uninstalling office technical preview 2010 x64 to install office 2010 x32, I bought the office x64 version of office so I won't get the error message: You can't install 32-bit office when you have 64-bit office installed. Thanks
To: All RPC server is unavailable on windows 7 stand alone logon
I never did solve this problem. I did not have a chance to try acerisftw's solution my problem started back in July 6th, and I needed the use of my notebook, So I had no choice but to reformat the HD and started from sctatch. still not done re-installing my stuff.. grrrr..
After reading the posts, and as I always ask when a problem asises, "what has changed", I am 99% sure that it was the Office 2010 Beta remover that caused this. It must be specific to an instalation, or a product version, or perhaps hardware. I see no other commonality, but people are not posting Operating systems or hardware on this thread. If it was the Office Beta remover software by itself as the problem, we would see a whole lot more posts and complaints in the forums. So my conclusion it is the Office 2010 Beta remover AND another factor(s) in combination.
To repost my specs at the tme of the crash:
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)
The 2010 Beta was from the public site. The Win 7 Ultimate was a corporate MAK key. The Office uninstaller was from the MS Public site.
Running a variety of basic sofware, CS4 was on, No programming, debugging or network software.
IE, Firefox, Itunes... not a lot of plugins.... just standard stuff..
Anyone see a common element here ?
I have been avoiding installing the Office 2010 release on two other computers as I was hoping there migh be a fix before the beta expired.
One of the computers is very similar HP Laptop to the one that this happened to. I will be trying to move it to the Office 2010 Release in the next few days (I will make an image 1st!).
I will let you know my success of failure.. :-)
This did not work for me. I was actually missing the entire rpclocator key. Added it back, mirroring the other hive. No luck.
Last night I did the Office 2010 beta remover to wake up to this today. Thanks MS for another solid product that comes at the expense of hours of my time.
I solved it!!!!!
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