I found a new article about RDP 6.0 which documents a new switch (/span) on
the newest RDP 6.0 client.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925876
This may help your situation.
"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How about disabling one or two of the monitors when you leave the office
> to see if it makes a difference? You can enable them when you return and
> login. I assume you don't have three monitors at home. A nuisance but
> better than a hard reboot.
>
> I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I
> remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22"
> widescreen. Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not
> had your problem.
>
> "mjlazar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:71AA4917-57A5-475D-9204-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Pegasus:
>>
>> I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up
>> the
>> volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login
>> attempts and heard nothing.
>>
>> All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything
>> else. Perhaps this is a bug.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "mjlazar" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
>>> >
>>> > When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and
>>> > disconnect
>>> > or
>>> > log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
>>> >
>>> > All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
>>> > monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
>>> > pointer
>>> > moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
>>> > login
>>> > screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into
>>> > it,
>>> > it
>>> > works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
>>> > through
>>> > another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
>>> > computation that takes several days to complete.
>>> >
>>> > Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
>>> that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
>>> happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
>>> - Type your user name
>>> - Press the Tab key
>>> - Type your password
>>> - Press the Enter key
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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