Can you clarify this? > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server.
Is this: a) you are running mstsc.exe on your local Vista machine, and (trying to) open a session to a server -or- b) you are on a server (console or RD) and you need to open a remote desktop session somewhere else? Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:19 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Remote Desktop of Death > > OK, why does this happen on occasion? > > All our servers are Win2003, most are R2 SP2. Our desktops are all XP > Pro, SP2... > > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. I attempt to log in > as a local administrator on that machine (not the account running on my > desktop system). I am told that "I" (that is, the account on my local > desktop) is currently logged into this server - do I want to log him off? > When I hit the "Yes" button, I watch in horror as all my currently running > desktop apps shut down, one by one, until I am logged off my desktop > session. > > This has happened perhaps 4 times to me. Now that I've lost a precious 5 > minutes getting back up and running (got a project engineer arriving > shortly), any ideas as to why this happens? Once I learn to recognize the > signs of "This will hose you!", is there a good way to back out and get a > functional term session? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
