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Programs That Use RPC Cannot Connect to the RPC Server

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Article ID:175085
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.2
This article was previously published under Q175085

SYMPTOMS

Windows 95 programs that use Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs), such as the Remote Registry or System Monitor tool, may be unable to connect to an RPC server.

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CAUSE

This problem can occur if all of the following conditions exists:
•Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the only protocol installed.
•Domain Name Service (DNS) name resolution is enabled.
•The Fully Qualified Domain Name (the DNS host name plus the DNS domain name) contains more than 31 characters.

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STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows (http://www.microsoft.com/windows).

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords: 
kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbapi kbnetwork kbrpc KB175085

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