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Old November 1st, 2009, 11:07 AM
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the rpc server is unavailible

I am running windows 7 and the wife is networked to me with vista.In printers her pc sees the printer connected to me but now when she trys to print it is saying the rpc server is unavailible
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Old November 1st, 2009, 12:32 PM
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Chech to make sure that the server service is running.

http://forums.techguy.org/networking...available.html
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Old November 1st, 2009, 01:08 PM
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Sorry to admit it but I am not to bright knowing what services to start or what I am really looking at in the services.The only rpc ones I saw said the were automatic
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Old November 1st, 2009, 03:40 PM
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See the attached picture for the service you need to check.
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Old November 1st, 2009, 08:10 PM
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On my end the "server' is set on automatic..wifes end there in no SERVER in servises
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Old November 2nd, 2009, 02:29 AM
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File and Printer Sharing may not be installed on the Vista computer.

Link for XP:
http://www.winhelponline.com/article...s-missing.html


Vista links:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...&aq=f&oq=&aqi=
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Old November 2nd, 2009, 08:44 PM
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That one like is for XP not vista
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Old November 3rd, 2009, 01:57 AM
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The Vista links were below:


http://www.home-network-help.com/vis...r-sharing.html

http://e-articles.info/e/a/title/How...Windows-Vista/
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