Hi Connecting to a virtual 2008R I just get a black screen, managing the services from another computer isn't possible either. I assume the rpc service and/or other services stopped working (I enabled rpc related ports in the firewall with a gpo and waited over 3 hours). Is there a way to start services on a remote computer without rpc running on the target machine? Everything I tried so far failed as they all seem to require this service. Perhaps run a script with a group policy? Any ideas? Regards Ueli

Hi, I suggest you first try the following command to start RPC service remotely. Administrative rights are required to perform the following commands on the remote computer. Sc \\servername start RpcSs If the problem continues, you can use the Service extension in Group Policy Preference. For more information, please refer to: Configure a Service Item http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732482.aspx Hope this helps. Regards, Bruce Forum Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.

Hi, I suggest you first try the following command to start RPC service remotely. Administrative rights are required to perform the following commands on the remote computer. Sc \\servername start RpcSs If the problem continues, you can use the Service extension in Group Policy Preference. For more information, please refer to: Configure a Service Item http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732482.aspx Hope this helps. Regards, Bruce Forum Support Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff@microsoft.com.