James, Claudio, Thanks for the feedback. It's the weirdest thing. First of all, it's true, you have to give Windows some time to start the service. I've done some more experimenting and what I discovered is that when I boot up my machine and Windows is waiting at the login screen, I can't connect succesfully to VNC on the first attempt. When I try a second time, it works. This is weird, but at least it's workable.
Regards, Pascal -----Original Message----- From: James Weatherall [mailto:j...@realvnc.com] Sent: dinsdag 31 maart 2009 15:16 To: 'Pascal Rottier'; vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: RE: Connecting to VNC before loggin on Pascal, You should check that VNC Server is correctly installed as a system service, running under the LocalSystem account and set to Automatic startup. If all those are the case then it may be that third-party firewall software is causing problems. It can also be the case that Windows takes a minute or two after boot-up to get around to starting some services! Regards, -- Wez @ RealVNC Ltd > -----Original Message----- > From: vnc-list-ad...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-ad...@realvnc.com] > On Behalf Of Pascal Rottier > Sent: 27 March 2009 18:30 > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: Connecting to VNC before loggin on > > Hi, > > I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. I have installed RealVNC (free > version, version 4.1.2) in server mode. But when I restart my machine > (Windows XP Professional), I cannot connect to VNC unless I log on > first. > The only way to make it work entirely remotely is to remove the > password from the user account, so windows logs on automatically. > > I tried to change the log-on settings of the VNC server to not logon > as "local system", but log on as a specific user with the name and > password filled in. But in that case, the option to allow VNC to > interact with the desktop is disabled. The result is, I can connect to > the VNC server and type in the VNC password before I log into windows, > but then I get an error as VNC is trying to display the desktop > screen. This problem persists after I log into windows. > > Is it possible my Norton 360 Firewall is interfering? I don't think > so, but I thought I mention it anyway. > > Thanks, > > Pascal > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
