RPC server is unavailable

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My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when I try
to re-install them, I get the:

"RPC server is unavailable".

I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and set to
automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the technet
article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have been
installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of mine).

Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?

 

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Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
starting or setting it to auto.

John

Carl Gross wrote:
> My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when I try
> to re-install them, I get the:
>
> "RPC server is unavailable".
>
> I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
> remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and set to
> automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the technet
> article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have been
> installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of mine).
>
> Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?

 

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From what I can see, the service never stops. And it is always set to
automatic. So I can't see what other avaenue to go from.

"John John" wrote:

> Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
> starting or setting it to auto.
>
> John
>
> Carl Gross wrote:
> > My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when I try
> > to re-install them, I get the:
> >
> > "RPC server is unavailable".
> >
> > I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
> > remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and set to
> > automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the technet
> > article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have been
> > installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of mine).
> >
> > Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?
>
>

 

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Any errors showing up in the event log?

John

Carl Gross wrote:
> From what I can see, the service never stops. And it is always set to
> automatic. So I can't see what other avaenue to go from.
>
> "John John" wrote:
>
>
>>Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
>>starting or setting it to auto.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Carl Gross wrote:
>>
>>>My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when I try
>>>to re-install them, I get the:
>>>
>>>"RPC server is unavailable".
>>>
>>>I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
>>>remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and set to
>>>automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the technet
>>>article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have been
>>>installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of mine).
>>>
>>>Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?
>>
>>

 

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No. Just the aforementioned dialog that pops up on the screen.
"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:eikJuUHFFHA.2756@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Any errors showing up in the event log?
>
> John
>
> Carl Gross wrote:
> > From what I can see, the service never stops. And it is always set to
> > automatic. So I can't see what other avaenue to go from.
> >
> > "John John" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
> >>starting or setting it to auto.
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>Carl Gross wrote:
> >>
> >>>My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when
I try
> >>>to re-install them, I get the:
> >>>
> >>>"RPC server is unavailable".
> >>>
> >>>I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
> >>>remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and
set to
> >>>automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the
technet
> >>>article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have
been
> >>>installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of
mine).
> >>>
> >>>Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?
> >>
> >>

 

[Guest]

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Hmmmm. Well, I don't really have any ideas or fixes to suggest. You
might get a clue here:

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7324

Maybe completely removing the printer might help?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135406/EN-US/

Other than that all avenues seem to lead to that dreaded reinstalling
the Service Pack.

John

Carl Gross wrote:

> No. Just the aforementioned dialog that pops up on the screen.
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:eikJuUHFFHA.2756@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Any errors showing up in the event log?
>>
>>John
>>
>>Carl Gross wrote:
>>
>>>From what I can see, the service never stops. And it is always set to
>>>automatic. So I can't see what other avaenue to go from.
>>>
>>>"John John" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
>>>>starting or setting it to auto.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Carl Gross wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and when
>
> I try
>
>>>>>to re-install them, I get the:
>>>>>
>>>>>"RPC server is unavailable".
>>>>>
>>>>>I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
>>>>>remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and
>
> set to
>
>>>>>automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the
>
> technet
>
>>>>>article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have
>
> been
>
>>>>>installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of
>
> mine).
>
>>>>>Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?
>>>>
>>>>
>
>

 

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PS: Some print expert in the
news://msnews.microsoft.com:microsoft.public.windowsnt.print group

might have a suggestion or fix to offer.

I googled this but didn't go thru the results.
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?as_q=RPC+server+is+unavailable&num=10&scoring=r&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.windowsnt.print&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&lr=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1981&as_maxd=17&as_maxm=2&as_maxy=2005&safe=off

John

John John wrote:

> Hmmmm. Well, I don't really have any ideas or fixes to suggest. You
> might get a clue here:
>
> http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7324
>
> Maybe completely removing the printer might help?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135406/EN-US/
>
> Other than that all avenues seem to lead to that dreaded reinstalling
> the Service Pack.
>
> John
>
> Carl Gross wrote:
>
>> No. Just the aforementioned dialog that pops up on the screen.
>> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:eikJuUHFFHA.2756@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> Any errors showing up in the event log?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> Carl Gross wrote:
>>>
>>>> From what I can see, the service never stops. And it is always set to
>>>> automatic. So I can't see what other avaenue to go from.
>>>>
>>>> "John John" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Is the Spooler service started or set to "Automatic"? If not try
>>>>> starting or setting it to auto.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> Carl Gross wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> My NT 4.0 server (SP6a) is not retaining any printer settings and
>>>>>> when
>>
>>
>> I try
>>
>>>>>> to re-install them, I get the:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "RPC server is unavailable".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have replaced the Spoolss.exe and Spoolss.dll files but the problem
>>>>>> remains. When I look at the RPC services, they are still running and
>>
>>
>> set to
>>
>>>>>> automatic. If I try to re-apply the latest service pack (as the
>>
>>
>> technet
>>
>>>>>> article recommends) I will lose my system since so many hotfixes have
>>
>>
>> been
>>
>>>>>> installed since then (how do I know this? It happened on a BDC of
>>
>>
>> mine).
>>
>>>>>> Is there anything else that I can do to fix the problem?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>