The RPC server is unavailable

Last update on June 25, 2009 09:18 AM by jak58
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The RPC server is unavailable





When the printers installed on the machine are no longer available and that the Windows system displays the following message:

Unable to continue operation due to lack of resources. The print subsystem is unavailable

First Solution

  • Go to Start / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Services
  • Select "Print Spooler".
  • While it is noted "arrested", start it by double-clicking on "Print Spooler" and then click the "Start" button.
  • Verify that the "startup type" is set to "automatic".

Second Solution

  • Click on Start / Run and enter:
  • Services.msc
  • In the right list, find "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)"
  • Clicking the right mouse button and choose "Properties"
  • Go to the tab "Recovery", and then sequentially in First Failure, Second Failure, etc. and select "Restart Service"
  • Validate the change OK
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