Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - Windows XP Service
Provides the endpoint mapper and other miscellaneous RPC services.
This service also exists in Windows 10, 11, 7, 8 and Vista.
Startup Type
| Windows XP edition | without SP | SP1 | SP2 | SP3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Professional | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
Default Properties
| Display name: | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
| Service name: | RpcSs |
| Type: | share |
| Path: | %WinDir%\system32\svchost -k rpcss |
| File: | %WinDir%\system32\rpcss.dll |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | COM Infrastructure |
| Object: | NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService |
Default Behavior
The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service runs as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in a shared process. It shares the executable file with other services. If the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) fails to load or initialize, the error is recorded into the Event Log. Windows XP startup should proceed, but a message box is displayed informing you that the RpcSs service has failed to start.
Dependencies
If the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is stopped, the following services will not start and initialize:
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service
- COM+ Event System
- COM+ System Application
- Cryptographic Services
- Distributed Link Tracking Client
- Distributed Transaction Coordinator
- Error Reporting Service
- Extensible Authentication Protocol Service
- Health Key and Certificate Management Service
- Help and Support
- HID Input Service
- Indexing Service
- IPSEC Services
- Logical Disk Manager
- Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service
- Messenger
- MS Software Shadow Copy Provider
- Network Access Protection Agent
- Network Connections
- Network Provisioning Service
- Print Spooler
- Protected Storage
- QoS RSVP
- Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
- Remote Registry
- Removable Storage
- Routing and Remote Access
- Security Accounts Manager
- Security Center
- Shell Hardware Detection
- System Restore Service
- Task Scheduler
- Telephony
- Telnet
- Terminal Services
- Upload Manager
- Volume Shadow Copy
- Windows Audio
- Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
- Windows Installer
- Windows Management Instrumentation
- Wireless Zero Configuration
- WMI Performance Adapter
Restore Default Startup Type of Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Automated Restore
1. Select your Windows XP edition and Service Pack, and then click on the Download button below.
2. Save the RestoreRemoteProcedureCallRPCWindowsXP.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
3. Run the downloaded batch file.
4. Restart the computer to save changes.
Note. Make sure that the rpcss.dll file exists in the %WinDir%\system32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows XP installation media.