I just got a new laptop (IBM thinkpad T40), and I want to partition the hard drive, convert the new partition to FAT, and install Windows 98 on the new volume.

The first step, I understand, is to create the partition, which can be done through the Disk Management windows interface. But this computer won't let me access "Disk Management". It gives me a little error screen, saying "Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable." And at the bottom of the computer management window, it says "unable to connect to Logical Disk Manager service."

Seeing that, I went into the Computer Management\Services and Applications\Services to make sure that the Logical Disk Manager, Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and RPC locator were all enabled and started. They were. Now I'm stumped.

I've got another relatively new machine here, with Windows XP home edition, and it's letting me access the Disk Management service, no problem. Any clues? Hints? I'd be most grateful. I'm expected to have this all up and running tonight. eek

Thanks

XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is empty.
For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files from
free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning program,
such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has Windows XP
installed.

The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use
a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/pmdetails.cfm

Read this article first:
How do I install Windows® 98/Me after I've installed XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"lizzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
news:9D83D142-660E-4CF4-83A0-(E-Mail Removed)...

| I just got a new laptop (IBM thinkpad T40), and I want to partition the hard drive, convert the new
partition to FAT, and install Windows 98 on the new volume.
|
| The first step, I understand, is to create the partition, which can be done through the Disk Management
windows interface. But this computer won't let me access "Disk Management". It gives me a little error
screen, saying "Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable." And at the bottom of the computer
management window, it says "unable to connect to Logical Disk Manager service."
|
| Seeing that, I went into the Computer Management\Services and Applications\Services to make sure that the
Logical Disk Manager, Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and RPC locator
were all enabled and started. They were. Now I'm stumped.
|
| I've got another relatively new machine here, with Windows XP home edition, and it's letting me access the
Disk Management service, no problem. Any clues? Hints? I'd be most grateful. I'm expected to have this all
up and running tonight. eek!
|
| Thanks

Do you have any network interface installed on the machine?

--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
"lizzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9D83D142-660E-4CF4-83A0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just got a new laptop (IBM thinkpad T40), and I want to partition the
hard drive, convert the new partition to FAT, and install Windows 98 on the
new volume.
>
> The first step, I understand, is to create the partition, which can be
done through the Disk Management windows interface. But this computer won't
let me access "Disk Management". It gives me a little error screen, saying
"Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable." And at the bottom of
the computer management window, it says "unable to connect to Logical Disk
Manager service."
>
> Seeing that, I went into the Computer Management\Services and
Applications\Services to make sure that the Logical Disk Manager, Logical
Disk Manager Administrative Service, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and RPC
locator were all enabled and started. They were. Now I'm stumped.
>
> I've got another relatively new machine here, with Windows XP home
edition, and it's letting me access the Disk Management service, no problem.
Any clues? Hints? I'd be most grateful. I'm expected to have this all up
and running tonight. eek!
>
> Thanks

Perhaps I should have included this.
Can you use lusrmgr.msc, the user account management
console that is also accessed via computer management
when not in Simple sharing mode.
If you can use lusrmgr.msc and list groups as if you were
to add a group into an account's list of group memberships,
then you do have a configured network interface.
If not, and you do not have a net set up then you need to
at least load the MS Loopback adapter so that the default
MS Networking and File and Print support loads.
This will complete the availability of RPC, even only for
machine local use.

--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
"lizzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9D83D142-660E-4CF4-83A0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just got a new laptop (IBM thinkpad T40), and I want to partition the
hard drive, convert the new partition to FAT, and install Windows 98 on the
new volume.
>
> The first step, I understand, is to create the partition, which can be
done through the Disk Management windows interface. But this computer won't
let me access "Disk Management". It gives me a little error screen, saying
"Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable." And at the bottom of
the computer management window, it says "unable to connect to Logical Disk
Manager service."
>
> Seeing that, I went into the Computer Management\Services and
Applications\Services to make sure that the Logical Disk Manager, Logical
Disk Manager Administrative Service, Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and RPC
locator were all enabled and started. They were. Now I'm stumped.
>
> I've got another relatively new machine here, with Windows XP home
edition, and it's letting me access the Disk Management service, no problem.
Any clues? Hints? I'd be most grateful. I'm expected to have this all up
and running tonight. eek!
>
> Thanks

"Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable."
"unable to connect to Logical Disk Manager service."

Happens when RPC is not really, fully installed due to
no network interface.

--
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4) MCDBA
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> XP's DiskPart utility is capable of only partitioning a hard drive that is
empty.
> For example, if you were to install a new second drive, DiskPart can be
> used to partition and format it. DiskPart cannot segregate current files
from
> free space, therefore, only a sophisticated third-party partitioning
program,
> such as Partition Magic 8 , can be used with a drive that already has
Windows XP
> installed.
>
> The only way you can create, delete, resize or merge existing partitions,
> and not harm your existing Windows XP installation, is to use
> a third-party partitioning program such as Partition Magic 8.
> http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/pmdetails.cfm
>
> Read this article first:
> How do I install Windows® 98/Me after I've installed XP?
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> "lizzie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
> news:9D83D142-660E-4CF4-83A0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> | I just got a new laptop (IBM thinkpad T40), and I want to partition the
hard drive, convert the new
> partition to FAT, and install Windows 98 on the new volume.
> |
> | The first step, I understand, is to create the partition, which can be
done through the Disk Management
> windows interface. But this computer won't let me access "Disk
Management". It gives me a little error
> screen, saying "Logical Disk Manager: The RPC server is unavailable." And
at the bottom of the computer
> management window, it says "unable to connect to Logical Disk Manager
service."
> |
> | Seeing that, I went into the Computer Management\Services and
Applications\Services to make sure that the
> Logical Disk Manager, Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service, Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) and RPC locator
> were all enabled and started. They were. Now I'm stumped.
> |
> | I've got another relatively new machine here, with Windows XP home
edition, and it's letting me access the
> Disk Management service, no problem. Any clues? Hints? I'd be most
grateful. I'm expected to have this all
> up and running tonight. eek!
> |
> | Thanks
>