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Yes this is fairly simple to do. Follow the instructions below and make sure you apply the GPO to an OU that contains the computer accounts since it is a computer config. <br />
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<a href="http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/08/how-to-use-group-policy-to-control-services/" rel="ugc">http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/08/how-to-use-group-policy-to-control-services/</a>
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Yes this is fairly simple to do. Follow the instructions below and make sure you apply the GPO to an OU that contains the computer accounts since it is a computer config.

http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/08/how-to-use-group-policy-to-control-services/ [http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/08/how-to-use-group-policy-to-control-services/]

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 Remote procedure call
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This one, not the locator service. &nbsp;it's in order to install and AV solution via the admin console. The AV support say it's a RPC error.
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> Remote procedure call


This one, not the locator service.  it's in order to install and AV solution via the admin console. The AV support say it's a RPC error.

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Now we are getting somewhere. You said &quot;Some WS dont appear to have the RPC service running&quot; and now &quot;The AV support say it's a RPC error&quot;.<br />
You need to verify that the service is running... and believe me, it is, because if it wouldn't run, half of windows' other services would not be started.<br />
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So find out (services.msc) and report back.
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Now we are getting somewhere. You said "Some WS dont appear to have the RPC service running" and now "The AV support say it's a RPC error".
You need to verify that the service is running... and believe me, it is, because if it wouldn't run, half of windows' other services would not be started.

So find out (services.msc) and report back.

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So what was the Problem? :)
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I'm an idiot, that's the problem. It was the AV support being lazy and me listening to them. &nbsp;It was a UN &amp;&nbsp; PW issue on the installer account.
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I'm an idiot, that's the problem. It was the AV support being lazy and me listening to them.  It was a UN &  PW issue on the installer account.

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Is there any way to do this? &nbsp;Some WS dont appear to have the RPC service running and I'd like to enable it domain wide.
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Is there any way to do this?  Some WS dont appear to have the RPC service running and I'd like to enable it domain wide.

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