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    The Remote Procedure Call is being mean...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Wellsley, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. Wellsley

    Wellsley Notebook Enthusiast

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    This has been happening for a few months now, but it used to only happen every once in a while when I'd open my notebook and it'd wake from standby. A window would pop up saying "Blah blah blah, RPC has been terminated and this shutdown has been initated by the NT\Authority System." But recently, it's started to happen whenever i'd switch from an open wireless network to a WPA wireless network using Intel's wireless software. I'll get the same error message, and I'm given a minute to save my stuff. Well, I don't like that too much, so I go over to the command prompt, enter "shutdown -a," and the error goes away. But then my laptop's temperature skyrockets to 65' or so...until I kill "nvsvc32.exe." Then it drops back to it's normal 43' or so incredibly fast.

    What's the deal here? I'm pretty sure I don't have a virus; I use AVG and Ad-Aware every few days, using Window's firewall, etc. I'm using a 1520 with XP that's been running fine until now (last Oct). I haven't installed anything recently, except for Half Life 2: Team Death match because I was at a lan party. I can get a screen shot of the error and of my processes if that would help. I can't think of anything that would cause this.
     
    Wellsley, Feb 16, 2008
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  2. ed11

    ed11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the exact same problem. I get that RPC message about 1-2 times a week after waking my laptop up from hibernation. I've done lots of searching but can't seem to figure out what's causing it. Were you ever able to fix it?
    my setup: Dell Vostro 1500, XP Home, No viruses/spyware.
     
    ed11, Apr 19, 2008
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  3. dolto

    dolto Notebook Consultant

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    EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

    I thought i was the only one.

    I got a Vostro 1400 on XP. I know that its a wireless issue though. Maybe wireless and XP. My wirless is the Intel 3945.

    Anyone got any solutions?
     
    dolto, Apr 20, 2008
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  4. MadeiraG

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    Right click my computer
    go to manage
    click on services and applications and select serviceds
    Now find the remote procedure call and change it to manual
    Works for me :)
     
    MadeiraG, Apr 20, 2008
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  5. dolto

    dolto Notebook Consultant

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    MadeiraG:

    That's for VISTA, we're on XP.
     
    dolto, Apr 20, 2008
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  6. MadeiraG

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    sorry boys
    thought it would be similar
     
    MadeiraG, Apr 20, 2008
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  7. leo_s

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    open a run tab and type MSCONFIG. Once you're there disable the RPC service under the services tab
     
    leo_s, Apr 20, 2008
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  8. dolto

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    leo_s:

    tried it, but it si an essential service and so the msconfig utility won't allow me to disable it.

    any other idea's? this is really a stupid thing.
     
    dolto, Apr 21, 2008
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  9. Sukanta

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    ok.. As its an essitial service you cannt just disable it.. (kinda stupid though)..
    But atleast you could stop your computer to restart if the service fails..(that what happens to your computer..)
    Just right click My computer> click manage>service and application>service
    Find RPC there...>double click on the service(or right click and select property)>on recovery tab you could select the action you wise to have when the service fails.. change it accordingly..
     
    Sukanta, Apr 21, 2008
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  10. sletta

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    Thanks! I also have the same problem as discussed above on my m1330, hopefully this will help! Thanks
     
    sletta, Apr 21, 2008
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  11. ed11

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    I'm still dealing with this very annoying issue several times a week... has anyone found a solution? Right now I have it set so the service will restart on failure (rather than restarting the pc). Even after the service is restarted I seem to encounter weird issues and end up having to restart my PC anyways so this isn't really a great solution.
     
    ed11, May 23, 2008
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  12. Wintersdark

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    I'm having this problem as well, on windows xp sp3. It's very similar to the Blaster worm of ages past, where just installing sp1 or sp2 would fix it, but obviously that's not an option. I read about a fellow who installed avg pro and was able to fix the problem with it - can anyone else with this problem confirm/deny avg pro's ability to find and correct it?
     
    Wintersdark, May 28, 2008
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  13. yowzatheman

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    bump because i have the same annoying problem. anyone got solutions?
     
    yowzatheman, Jun 12, 2008
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  14. UofTSilent

    UofTSilent Notebook Guru

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    yeah you could try this

    go to control panel
    go to administrative tools
    go to services
    scroll down until you find Remote Procedure Call (not Remote Procedure Call Locator)
    right click and press Properties
    click on the Recovery tab
    then change it so it says
    First Failure: Restart the Service
    Second Failure: Restart the Service
    Subsequent Failures: Restart the Service

    that should eliminate the constant computer restarts.

    Tell me if this fixes your problems
     
    UofTSilent, Jun 12, 2008
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