Windows XP > Control Panel > Date & Time > Internet Time > Auto Synchronize > Server: time.windows.com > Update Now > ERROR: An error occurred getting the status of the last synchronization. The RPC server is unavailable. ??? 2 people need an answerI do too

Click Start, type CMD.EXE and press ENTER.Run the following commands one by one. (Hit ENTER after typing each command.)NET STOP W32TIMEW32TM /RegisterNET START W32TIMERamesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

I think this problem also caused computer start up error messages. At start up there were error messages about the time and set up. Pushing F1 at such startup error messages caused the computer to start OK, but the clock was off and although I could set the clock manually, the clock box showed the error message described in this thread. When I restarted the computer, the problem would happend again. And the clock would be off again.I tired the fix. The fix worked. Thanks.

The information you provided here is really helpful and i am really thankful to you. Regards Emran Munawer Bajwa

Via Cassian and Emran: Glad that helped, and thanks for the update!Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP (since 2003) for Windows Desktop Experience. The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ (Windows 7/Vista/XP Troubleshooting)