Rpc server not available

[izzykatz]

Hi,
I got an old laptop to play with. I noticed that C: shows only 17Gb. There in no other drive. it should be 30 or 40.
When trying to enter my computer/manage/disl management, I got the above error.
Please help,
Izzy

[sknake]

Did you change the computer name?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884564

[izzykatz]

Thanks sknake
No.
What I did was to manual many services and reboot, so only essential services started. This I did because the laptop was very slow.
I did not make a restore point, I did not check the disk management before because I did not suspect the disk to be 16GB. so maybe it was like that before the services change.
Izzy

[sknake]

Did you disable the RPC service? That would certainly cause this error along with many other errors. Blindly disabling windows components is typically not a way to solve problems and it usually creates more. The "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" should be started with a start type as automatic.

[izzykatz]

Thanks sknake,
first - problem is solved.
Second - I did not stop the RPC, it is automatic and started.
The solution just happened - I used CCLEANER to clean registry, and that was it.
Thanks again
Izzy

[sknake]

I'm glad you have found a solution to your problem.

Please mark this thread as solved if your question has been answered and good luck!