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Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Default Description:

Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous RPC services.

Additional Information:

This service is rather vital. Practically everything depends on this service to be running. This is also one of the only services that you cannot disable via the Services MMC. Previously, if you disabled this service in Windows 2000, your computer would become unbootable. What I am trying to tell you is leave this service on Automatic and absolutely do not disable it. If, for whatever reason, the service became disabled and you can no longer boot your system, please read the information here for a way to try and fix it.

Additional Reading:

• DCOM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Component_Object_Model
• RPC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_procedure_call

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows XP Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Default XP Home: Automatic (Started)
Default XP MCE 2005: Automatic (Started)
Default XP Pro: Automatic (Started)
Default XP Tablet PC 2005: Automatic (Started)

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Automatic

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): RpcSs

Display Name: Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost -k rpcss

Log On As:

Account: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService

Dependencies:

What service Remote Procedure Call (RPC) needs to function properly:

• None (H)

What other service require Remote Procedure Call (RPC) to function properly:

• Background Intelligent Transfer Service (H, M, P, T)
• COM+ Event System (H, M, P, T)
  • System Event Notification (H, M, P, T)
• COM+ System Application (H, M, P, T)
• Cryptographic Services (H, M, P, T)
• Distributed Link Tracking Client (H, M, P, T)
• Distributed Transaction Coordinator (H, M, P, T)
  • Message Queuing (M, P, T)
    • Message Queuing Triggers (M, P, T)
• Error Reporting Service (H, M, P, T)
• Extensible Authentication Protocol Service (H, M, P, T) **
  • Wired AutoConfig (H, M, P, T) **
• Fax (H, M, P, T)
• Health Key and Certificate Management Service (H, M, P, T) **
• Help and Support (H, M, P, T)
• Human Interface Device Access (H, M, P, T)
• IIS Admin (M, P, T)
  • FTP Publishing (M, P, T)
  • Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) (M, P, T)
  • World Wide Web Publishing (M, P, T)
• Indexing Service (H, M, P, T)
• IPSEC Services (H, M, P, T)
• IPv6 Helper Service (H, M, P, T)
• Logical Disk Manager (H, M, P, T)
  • Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (H, M, P, T)
• Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (H, M, P, T)
• Media Center Receiver Service (M)
• Media Center Scheduler Service (M)
• Message Queuing (M, P, T)
  • Message Queuing Triggers (M, P, T)
• Messenger (H, M, P, T)
• MHN (M)
• MS Software Shadow Copy Provider (H, M, P, T)
• Network Access Protection Agent (H, M, P, T) **
• Network Connections (H, M, P, T)
  • Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (H, M, P, T)
• Network Provisioning Service (H, M, P, T)
• Print Spooler (H, M, P, T)
  • Fax (H, M, P, T)
  • TCP/IP Printer Server (H, M, P, T)
• Protected Storage (H, M, P, T)
• QoS RSVP (H, M, P, T)
• Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (H, M, P, T)
• Remote Registy (M, P, T)
• Removable Storage (H, M, P, T)
• RIP Listener (H, M, P, T)
• Routing and Remote Access (H, M, P, T)
• Security Accounts Manager (H, M, P, T)
  • Distributed Transaction Coordinator (H, M, P, T)
    • Message Queuing (M, P, T)
      • Message Queuing Triggers (M, P, T)
  • IIS Admin (M, P, T)
    • FTP Publishing (M, P, T)
    • Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) (M, P, T)
    • World Wide Web Publishing (M, P, T)
• Security Center (H, M, P, T)
• Shell Hardware Detection (H, M, P, T)
• System Restore Service (H, M, P, T)
• Task Scheduler (H, M, P, T)
• Telephony (H, M, P, T)
  • Fax (H, M, P, T)
  • Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (H, M, P, T)
  • Remote Access Connection Manager (H, M, P, T)
    • Remote Access Auto Connection Manager (H, M, P, T)
• Telnet (M, P, T)
• Terminal Services (H, M, P, T)
  • Fast User Switching Compatibility (H, M, P, T)
• Volume Shadow Copy (H, M, P, T)
• Windows Audio (H, M, P, T)
• Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) (H, M, P, T)
• Windows Installer (H, M, P, T)
• Windows Management Instrumentation (H, M, P, T)
  • IPv6 Helper Service (H, M, P, T)
  • Security Center (H, M, P, T)
  • Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (H, M, P, T)
• Wireless Zero Configuration (H, M, P, T)
• WMI Performance Adapter (H, M, P, T)