RPC Locator service

[a98gsxr]

Is RPC Locator a service in XP64? My install does not show it as a service.

[cluberti]

You should indeed see it as "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" in the list.

[a98gsxr]

You should indeed see it as "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" in the list.

Thanks for your reply, Any idea in how to fix it then?

[cluberti]

Was this XP x64 source modified in any way before you installed it, or was this installed straight from a Windows CD?

[a98gsxr]

Was this XP x64 source modified in any way before you installed it, or was this installed straight from a Windows CD?

It was modified and downloaded from a net server then saved to CD and installed.

[cluberti]

Wouldn't really know where to begin, then. The RPC Locator service uses %systemroot%\system32\locator.exe, which relies on advapi32.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, and ntdll.dll at the bare minimum. You also would need the registry entries under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RPCLocator to actually see / interact with the service as well.

I would instead suggest using a legit copy of Windows instead of hacking with an illegal copy downloaded from the 'net, which also violates board rules discussing warez.

[a98gsxr]

Wouldn't really know where to begin, then. The RPC Locator service uses %systemroot%\system32\locator.exe, which relies on advapi32.dll, kernel32.dll, msvcrt.dll, and ntdll.dll at the bare minimum. You also would need the registry entries under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RPCLocator to actually see / interact with the service as well.

I would instead suggest using a legit copy of Windows instead of hacking with an illegal copy downloaded from the 'net, which also violates board rules discussing warez.

It's not an illegal copy, it's a legit license, just modified so it will fit on a cd instead of a dvd.

[cluberti]

Is the service there on a clean media install? If you used nlite or similar, we should probably move this there.