Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Manages the RPC name service database.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

In XPlite Professional you can find Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator under the group titled  MS Networking Services.

Install Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator:

If you install Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator requires:

•  Workstation

Uninstall Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator:

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator and reinstall to repair Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

XPlite:
Of 87 sampled Windows XP users, 45 left Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator installed and 42 people uninstalled Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator from their system.

2000lite:
Of 393 sampled Windows 2000 users, 12 left Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator installed and 8 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 373 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.