"David Mazzaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 05/22/2008 08:48:47 AM:
> FYI, > I tested mstsc.exe v6 with screwdrivers v4 and it works fine. AH, ScrewDrivers is a TS printing utility. I had no idea what you were talking about - I thought at first you had some spyware on your system or something. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:47 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > Wow. Thanks for the info. > After further research, I found Screwdrivers v3 on my machine. > I uninstalled it, rebooted, and MSTSC.EXE runs perfectly. > I think there is a new version (screwdrivers v4) that I will test. > Thanks again for your input. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > Just fixed this issue on my machine. > > http://www.castlecops.com/p1077579-windows_xp_remote_desktop_pre_release > _ver > sion_expired.html > > "Installing MSTSC 6.0 (Remote Desktop) on Windows XP SP1 > (Works for this SP3 RC expired version too) > > Since it is not officially supported, and the installer croaks under > SP1, > I had to hack my way around it a bit, and discovered that the > programmers > actually did > code the program, and even their installer to work under SP1 maybe even > with > no SP, > but the installer package manager itself was doing the check for SP2 > before > the actuall > program installer gets run... > > I PROVIDE NO WARRANTY THAT THIS WILL NOT BREAK YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM, > EAT ALL YOUR POTATO CHIPS, OR DRINK YOUR BEER. > > 1. make a backup copy of mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll from your > windows\system32 > put them somewhere safe (you can still run them separately after the 6.0 > install) > > 2. delete mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll from your windows\system32 and > windows\system32\dllcache. > both files must be deleted from both locations very quickly, or the > Windows > File Protection > will notice, and copy them back again. > You will get an warning window about unrecognized files, just click > Cancel. > > 3. run the MSTSC6 installer for XP (downloaded from > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925876) > Watch closely to see where it is unpacking the files, usually the root > of some drive, with a really long directory name like > 04d6787f2a5930bc357d631f3a. > When you get the error message about your SP level, DO NOT close the > window! > > 4. Find the directory where it unpacked everything (EX: > C:\04d6787f2a5930bc357d631f3a) > If you can't find it, search all local drives for LHMSTSC.exe > > 5. Copy the directory SP2GDR to somewhere safe, like \temp. > > 6. Close the error message window. The really-long-named directory will > be > deleted. > > 7. copy the single file from SP2GDR\ip to SP2GDR\ > > 8. using Windows Explorer, from SP2GDR, right click on lhtsc.inf and > select > Install. > > TA DA! > > You now have the ability to automatically share your drives, > or to copy and paste entire files, not just clipboard text." > > Worked for me. > > Christopher J. Bosak > Vector Company > c. 847.603.4673 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue." > - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 08:27 hrs > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > Thanks for the reply. > I have the following results when I search for mstsc.exe: > mstsc.exe C:\windows\$ntservicepackuninstall$ (398KB) > mstsc.exe-39B7CECA.pf C:\windows\Prefetch (67KB) > mstsc.exe C:\Windows\system32 (662KB) > lhmstsc.exe C:\Windows\servicepackfiles\i386 (662KB) > mstsc.exe.mui C:\windows\system32\en-US (48KB) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:35 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > I would look to see how many different mstsc.exe's can be found on the > C: > drive of this computer. > > Bet there's more than one... and you're using a different one depending > on > who you are at the time. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:49 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > Additionally... > If I am logged into my computer as myself, and "runas" mstsc as a domain > admin - it works fine. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:34 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > Here's an update... > If I log on to my computer as the domain admin, mstsc.exe works > perfectly and allows me to connect to other machines. > If I log on with my domain account, DEP stops the application, and after > I close that, I get mstsc.exe caused an error and needs to close. > I set my "local administrators" group to include "authenticated users" - > thus making my domain account a local admin on the machine when I log > in. > Strange..... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Free, Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:34 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > I thought the MUI caused xpsp3 setup to throw an error and abort and the > issue was with one of the pre-release candidates, 6.1 some thing or > other, but my recollection could be fuzzy. > > The article you cited seems to confirm what I read in the release notes, > since the OP indicate he got it installed, I thought of the other issue- > > Windows XP SP3 cannot be installed if you have the following updates > installed on your computer: > * Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit > * Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) 6.0 MUI pack (Update 925877 for > Windows XP) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Installed XP SP3 now Remote Desktop doesn't work > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Free, Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recall a KB or readme somewhere mention if you had upgraded the > stock XP > > RDP client to one of the newer versions, IE- RDP 6.0, you had to > remove it > > prior to installing XPSP3. > > As I understand it, it isn't the main MSTSC 6.0 update that got > pushed out to everyone via Windows Update that's the problem, but the > "Multilingual User Interface" pack (MSKB 925877). 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