For whatever reason, the Client for MS Networks got uninstalled on my
home machine running Win XP Pro. When I try to reinstall it, I get
"Could not add the requested component. The error is: The RPC server is
unavailable." I have NO ROC server at home, and never did! I've tried
using the XP disc with the "Have Disk" option, but that doesn't help.
Extensive online searching hasn't turned up another case of this problem.

Help!

Did you ever disable DCOM to help cure yourself of blaster or a related
virus?

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"Ben K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> For whatever reason, the Client for MS Networks got uninstalled on my
> home machine running Win XP Pro. When I try to reinstall it, I get
> "Could not add the requested component. The error is: The RPC server is
> unavailable." I have NO ROC server at home, and never did! I've tried
> using the XP disc with the "Have Disk" option, but that doesn't help.
> Extensive online searching hasn't turned up another case of this problem.
>
> Help!
>

Very possibly. Where would I look to check?

Ken Wickes [MSFT] wrote:
> Did you ever disable DCOM to help cure yourself of blaster or a related
> virus?
>

Very possibly. Where would I look to check?

Ken Wickes [MSFT] wrote:
> Did you ever disable DCOM to help cure yourself of blaster or a related
> virus?
>

Described here:

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/w32_blaster.html

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"Ben K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Very possibly. Where would I look to check?
>
> Ken Wickes [MSFT] wrote:
> > Did you ever disable DCOM to help cure yourself of blaster or a related
> > virus?
> >
>

Well that didn't do it. I re-enabled DCOM, but the problem remains
unchanged.

Ken Wickes [MSFT] wrote:
> Described here:
>
> http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/w32_blaster.html
>

Still looking for an solution to this problem

For whatever reason, the Client for MS Networks got uninstalled on my
home machine running Win XP Pro. When I try to reinstall it, I get
"Could not add the requested component. The error is: The RPC server is
unavailable." I have NO RPC server at home, and never did! I've tried
using the XP disc with the "Have Disk" option, but that doesn't help.
Reactivated DCOM, still no help. Extensive online searching hasn't
turned up another case of this problem.

Help!

Doesn't anyone out there know how to resolve this?

Ben K. wrote:
> Still looking for an solution to this problem
>
> For whatever reason, the Client for MS Networks got uninstalled on my
> home machine running Win XP Pro. When I try to reinstall it, I get
> "Could not add the requested component. The error is: The RPC server is
> unavailable." I have NO RPC server at home, and never did! I've tried
> using the XP disc with the "Have Disk" option, but that doesn't help.
> Reactivated DCOM, still no help. Extensive online searching hasn't
> turned up another case of this problem.
>
> Help!
>

Have you manually disabled any services that might be needed?

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"Ben K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Doesn't anyone out there know how to resolve this?
>
> Ben K. wrote:
> > Still looking for an solution to this problem
> >
> > For whatever reason, the Client for MS Networks got uninstalled on my
> > home machine running Win XP Pro. When I try to reinstall it, I get
> > "Could not add the requested component. The error is: The RPC server is
> > unavailable." I have NO RPC server at home, and never did! I've tried
> > using the XP disc with the "Have Disk" option, but that doesn't help.
> > Reactivated DCOM, still no help. Extensive online searching hasn't
> > turned up another case of this problem.
> >
> > Help!
> >
>

If I understand your question correctly, I believe that all components
that might be required are enabled.

Ken Wickes [MSFT] wrote:

> Have you manually disabled any services that might be needed?
>