RPC server unavailable....
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Hi All, I'm trying to run a msi file on a remote machine by using a vbScript but it gives an error. Error: RPC server unavailable Source: SWbemLocator If somebody knows how to solve this please help me. Thanx in advance. Cheers, Era
It's probably because WMI is not installed on the target machine, or the WMI services have not been started. Good luck launching a remote install. You cannot launch an interactive process on a remote machine. It's a HUGE security violation.
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It's probably because WMI is not installed on the target machine, or the WMI services have not been started. Good luck launching a remote install. You cannot launch an interactive process on a remote machine. It's a HUGE security violation.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007Hi Dave, Yeap, you are correct. I tried to use PowerShell and VB scripts for this but couldn't succeed. Firewalls in the remote pcs' blocks the WMI services by default. Then I used PSExec in PsTools. It did the job for me. Now I can install msi packages remotely without any problem.Thanks anyway..... P.S: If anybody has a similar problem regarding remote installations check the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/psexec.mspx Cheers, :laugh: Era