Microsoft KB Archive/184139

= Stopping RPC Locator Service Causes Error 2186 =

Article ID: 184139

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q184139



SYMPTOMS
If you stop and restart the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator Service more than once, the Services tool in Control Panel may stop responding (hang) temporarily and eventually return the following error message:

Could not stop the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator service on

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Error 2186: The service is not responding to the control function.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
The symptom above may also cause problems in command scripts and applications, such as Microsoft Exchange Server, that start and stop this service.

Additional query words: hung hangs slow start

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB184139

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