How exactly do I install the Remote Desktop Sever Web connection?

[Mike]

I want to install the remote desktop server web connection (server side).

I click into "add MS components" and then "IIS" and then "web connection" on
my Windows XP on the server.

But the installation went wrong -- it saids missing some "dll"s and asked me
to insert XP service pack 2.

But I remember when we install service pack 2, I have installed
everything...

What's wrong?

Where could I get XP service pack2, and will I have to reinstall XP SP2
again? I imagine after SP2 many numerous patches had been updated I don't
want the newer patches be overridden by the old XP SP2 package...

Any thoughts?

Is there a way to install the web connection service on the server side
without such trouble?

Also, please give some detailed instructions on how to proceed with the
setup of the web connection service... It looks troublesome to me...

Thank you !

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

I want to install the remote desktop server web connection (server side).

I click into "add MS components" and then "IIS" and then "web connection"
on my Windows XP on the server.

But the installation went wrong -- it saids missing some "dll"s and asked
me to insert XP service pack 2.

But I remember when we install service pack 2, I have installed
everything...

What's wrong?

Where could I get XP service pack2, and will I have to reinstall XP SP2
again? I imagine after SP2 many numerous patches had been updated I don't
want the newer patches be overridden by the old XP SP2 package...

Any thoughts?

Is there a way to install the web connection service on the server side
without such trouble?

Also, please give some detailed instructions on how to proceed with the
setup of the web connection service... It looks troublesome to me...

Thank you !

Try running sfc...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

....otherwise you can download XP SP2 from MS or order it on CD...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

You might consider a repair install to clean up the original installation.
You will need to reapply SP2 and all subsequent patches. Note the warning on
the page...

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


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[Mike]

Try running sfc...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747

...otherwise you can download XP SP2 from MS or order it on CD...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

You might consider a repair install to clean up the original installation.
You will need to reapply SP2 and all subsequent patches. Note the warning
on the page...

http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm


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I manually downloaded the SP2 package and extracted into a folder. I saw
"staxmem.dll" in the folder.

I click into "add MS components" and then "IIS" and then "web connection"
on my Windows XP on the server.

But the installation went wrong -- it saids missing some "dll"s and asked
me to insert XP service pack 2.

But I saw the "staxmem.dll" was there in that folder.

What's wrong?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

I manually downloaded the SP2 package and extracted into a folder. I saw
"staxmem.dll" in the folder.

I click into "add MS components" and then "IIS" and then "web connection"
on my Windows XP on the server.

But the installation went wrong -- it saids missing some "dll"s and asked
me to insert XP service pack 2.

But I saw the "staxmem.dll" was there in that folder.

What's wrong?

Thanks a lot!

See if this helps..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894351

From a Google search...

http://tinyurl.com/384z45

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[Mike]

See if this helps..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894351

From a Google search...

http://tinyurl.com/384z45

Thanks! I still cannot do it following KB894351. It needs a WinXP original
CD. I am travelling so I don't have this CD on my hand and I will be away
for the next 3 months from my server at home (I am currently using RDP
client software to remotely access it but I would like to have a web client
to do it because there are certain ISPs don't allow me to use a client
software and I want to try a web client.)

Thanks!

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Thanks! I still cannot do it following KB894351. It needs a WinXP original
CD. I am travelling so I don't have this CD on my hand and I will be away
for the next 3 months from my server at home (I am currently using RDP
client software to remotely access it but I would like to have a web
client to do it because there are certain ISPs don't allow me to use a
client software and I want to try a web client.)

Thanks!

I just ran across this that may help. Its runs through TCP Port 443 (the SSL
default port which should be open on most if not all networks) and uses VNC
through the tunnel which should solve your firewall issues.

http://www.showmypc.com/

Alternatively you could setup a SSH server on your home PC, configure the
SSH listening port to use TCP Port 443 and run Remote Desktop through the
SSH tunnel. That is what I do. In my case I run a copSSH server on a Vista
Ultimate desktop (it runs equally well on a XP box) and access desktops on
my home LAN through the SSH tunnel using Remote Desktop. Here is some help
using copSSH, PuTTY and Remote Desktop.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureShell.html

I recommend the copSSH server package. Its an installer for windows that is
actively maintained and updated as OpenSSH/OpenSSL/cygwin are updated.

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.ph...er_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22

You would need to change the default listening port for SSH in the
"C:\Program Files\copssh\etc\sshd_config" file to listen on port 443 but
that is no big deal. Note you need to restart the SSH service on the server
if you make any changes to the sshd_config file. See this page for help with
that.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer.html

If you want to use Tunnelier as a SSH client, versus PuTTY, see these
pages...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey-Tunnelier.html

The nice thing about Tunnelier is you can configure it to automatically
launch a Remote Desktop session to one PC on your home LAN when the SSH
tunnel is established. That works very well. Personally I use Tunnelier as
my SSH client of choice.

http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html

Other possible solutions include...

https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp
https://www.gotomypc.com/en_US/entry.tmpl?_sid=215180583:5CE27945968B6A5&Action=rgoto&_sf=2

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[Sooner Al [MVP]]

I just ran across this that may help. Its runs through TCP Port 443 (the
SSL default port which should be open on most if not all networks) and
uses VNC through the tunnel which should solve your firewall issues.

http://www.showmypc.com/

Alternatively you could setup a SSH server on your home PC, configure the
SSH listening port to use TCP Port 443 and run Remote Desktop through the
SSH tunnel. That is what I do. In my case I run a copSSH server on a Vista
Ultimate desktop (it runs equally well on a XP box) and access desktops on
my home LAN through the SSH tunnel using Remote Desktop. Here is some help
using copSSH, PuTTY and Remote Desktop.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureShell.html

I recommend the copSSH server package. Its an installer for windows that
is actively maintained and updated as OpenSSH/OpenSSL/cygwin are updated.

http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.ph...er_op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=22:22

You would need to change the default listening port for SSH in the
"C:\Program Files\copssh\etc\sshd_config" file to listen on port 443 but
that is no big deal. Note you need to restart the SSH service on the
server if you make any changes to the sshd_config file. See this page for
help with that.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer.html

If you want to use Tunnelier as a SSH client, versus PuTTY, see these
pages...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Private-publicKey-Tunnelier.html

The nice thing about Tunnelier is you can configure it to automatically
launch a Remote Desktop session to one PC on your home LAN when the SSH
tunnel is established. That works very well. Personally I use Tunnelier as
my SSH client of choice.

http://www.bitvise.com/tunnelier.html

Other possible solutions include...

https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp
https://www.gotomypc.com/en_US/entry.tmpl?_sid=215180583:5CE27945968B6A5&Action=rgoto&_sf=2

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I forgot to add that you could simply change the Remote Desktop listening
port on the PC your trying to access from a remote site to TCP Port 443 (the
SSL default port). You would also need to change any firewall or router port
openings if the PC is behind one. Reboot the remote PC after making the
change. I presume you might have someone at home to do this for you?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306759
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q304304

In all cases use a strong password or in the case of SSH a private/public
key pair for strong authentication...

Good luck...

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[Mike]

I forgot to add that you could simply change the Remote Desktop listening
port on the PC your trying to access from a remote site to TCP Port 443
(the SSL default port). You would also need to change any firewall or
router port openings if the PC is behind one. Reboot the remote PC after
making the change. I presume you might have someone at home to do this for
you?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306759
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q304304

In all cases use a strong password or in the case of SSH a private/public
key pair for strong authentication...

Good luck...

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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Hi Al,

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help! However I have to stick with
the web-client. The reason is that the policy here only allows webpage
browsing, and probably even webclient will not work, and I just want to have
a try.

So if you have any web client solutions, please let me know... Otherwise I
have to stick with the MS RDP solution...

Any thoughts?

Thanks again!

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

Hi Al,

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help! However I have to stick with
the web-client. The reason is that the policy here only allows webpage
browsing, and probably even webclient will not work, and I just want to
have a try.

So if you have any web client solutions, please let me know... Otherwise I
have to stick with the MS RDP solution...

Any thoughts?

Thanks again!

Here are third-party solutions that may work for you...

https://secure.logmein.com/home.asp
https://www.gotomypc.com/en_US/entry.tmpl?_sid=215507789:5D8CA5FFCDA7F63&Action=rgoto&_sf=2

When you get home you might try setting up SSL-Explorer on your home PC for
future use. SSL-Explorer has an advanced web based RDP client that you can
use to connect to any PC on your home LAN once you connect to the
SSL-Explorer server PC. All you need is a Java based browser like IE at a
remote site. I used an earlier version and it worked well for me a couple of
years ago...

http://3sp.com/showSslExplorerCommunity.do

Good luck...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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