RPC Server Disabled

[Guest]

I disabled the RPC server (stupid thing to do I realize now) and cant get it started back up.

When I am in the MMC and view the services, It says "unable to connect to the target machine" (I am trying it from the computer I am connecting to, but get the same error from another computer trying to connect to it as well), but it will still display a list of all of the services.

When I right click on any service and click properties, the box never opens, which is unfortunate, as that is where I could enable the service. Then when I try and close the MMC it tells me to close the properties dialog first.

I also tried from the run box: "net start rcpss", i cant read what happens cause the box closes so fast, but it doesnt work

Please help, will be happy to give any additional info

Thanks...

 

[Wouter]

I disabled the RPC server (stupid thing to do I realize now)
and cant get it started back up.

When I am in the MMC and view the services, It says "unable
to connect to the target machine" (I am trying it from the
computer I am connecting to, but get the same error from
another computer trying to connect to it as well), but it
will still display a list of all of the services.

When I right click on any service and click properties, the
box never opens, which is unfortunate, as that is where I
could enable the service. Then when I try and close the MMC
it tells me to close the properties dialog first.

I also tried from the run box: "net start rcpss", i cant
read what happens cause the box closes so fast, but it
doesnt work.

Please help, will be happy to give any additional info.

Thanks...

You might go into the Recovery Console:
1.. Insert the Windows 2000 Professional Setup Disk 1
(3.5-inch) into your disk drive or, if you have a bootable
CD-ROM drive, insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD into your
CD-ROM drive.
2.. Restart your computer.
3.. Follow the directions on the screen. If you are using the
Setup disks, you will be prompted to insert the other Setup
disks into the disk drive. It may take several minutes to load
files. Choose the options to repair your Windows 2000
installation, and finally to start the Recovery Console.
In the Recovery Console, type this command: enable RpcSs
service_auto_start

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Brian - What you need to do will depend on just how it got disabled.
Try the following fixes in order:

1. In the Registry navigate with Regedt to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services then find the sub-keys
for RPCLocator and RPCss for each of these, set the Start REG_DWORD
value to 2. OK out and re-boot. (If you didn't turn off RPCLocator, then
just leave it alone.)

2. If that doesn't work, then get to the Recovery Console and type the
command:
Enable RPCSS Service_Auto_Start

Then press the Enter key to submit the command. Then type: exit
and press Return to restart the computer.

3. If that doesn't fix it (because the Hardware Profile was disabled) then
try the following from Scattman (MS):

"If you disabled the hardware profile for RPCSS, you
cannot restart the service by just starting the service
from the command prompt, or setting the start registry
key to 2.

I have verified this works on several of my test machines:

If you can boot into Windows (regular or safe-mode), open
a command window (windows
key + r, type cmd.exe) and type the following text:

reg.exe delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware
Profiles\Current\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\ROOT\LEGACY
_RPCSS\0000"
/v CsConfigFlags

You may also be able to use the recovery console to edit
the above key manually.

Good luck!
-Scott [MS]"



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[Guest]

Jim

Thanks a million. Number 1, just resetting the registry entries for the service, worked

I had been having trouble with adware on the computer for months and finally got it wiped out with a spybot program. But before I had done that I was messing with the services. Obviously I was turning stuff off that shouldn't be off. Bad move on my part, so I owe ya one for getting me out of the bind

Also, thanks Wouter, I am sure that option would have worked as well, I just chose this one cause it seemed much easier

It is amazing how much can be learned when it becomes necessary, versus when it is just a desire. I read a lot of articles this last week to fix what those punks that distribute adware and spyware have done to my computer. Funny how just clicking remove program doesn't work....

 

[Jim Byrd]

YW, Brian - Glad you got it straightened out.

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[George Hester]

Some of these adware programs when they appear in Add\Remove (not normal) and you try to use that method to uninstall the application, will send you to their website so you can be infected some more. Tricky huh?