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I'm trying to allow multiple XP Pro users concurrent use of my XP Pro remote
desktop. Whenever someone tries to logon, it logs out the other. This works
with Terminal Services and Win2000. Shouldn't it work with Remote Desktop
too? What am I missing? Thanks, Doug
 
Doug said:
I'm trying to allow multiple XP Pro users concurrent use of my XP Pro
remote desktop. Whenever someone tries to logon, it logs out the
other. This works with Terminal Services and Win2000. Shouldn't it
work with Remote Desktop too? What am I missing? Thanks, Doug
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Although Windows XP is a Multi-User Operating System, only ONE user at a
time is allowed interactive use of it - remote or local.

There are "ways" around this:
http://sig9.com/node/110

But you are using code from a beta version of service pack 2.
 
Thanks, Shenan! Very helpful. I assume when you say "using code from a beta
version of SP2", you're talking about the replacement termserv.zip file.
 
Doug said:
I'm trying to allow multiple XP Pro users concurrent use of my XP
Pro remote desktop. Whenever someone tries to logon, it logs out
the other. This works with Terminal Services and Win2000.
Shouldn't it work with Remote Desktop too? What am I missing?
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Shenan said:
Although Windows XP is a Multi-User Operating System, only ONE user
at a time is allowed interactive use of it - remote or local.

There are "ways" around this:
http://sig9.com/node/110

But you are using code from a beta version of service pack 2.
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Thanks, Shenan! Very helpful. I assume when you say "using code
from a beta version of SP2", you're talking about the replacement
termserv.zip file.
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The contents of that zip file, yes.
 
Unfortunately, it didn't work!!! :^(

Shenan Stanley said:
The contents of that zip file, yes.

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Doug said:
I'm trying to allow multiple XP Pro users concurrent use of my XP
Pro remote desktop. Whenever someone tries to logon, it logs out
the other. This works with Terminal Services and Win2000.
Shouldn't it work with Remote Desktop too? What am I missing?
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
Although Windows XP is a Multi-User Operating System, only ONE user
at a time is allowed interactive use of it - remote or local.

There are "ways" around this:
http://sig9.com/node/110

But you are using code from a beta version of service pack 2.
Click to expand...
Thanks, Shenan! Very helpful. I assume when you say "using code
from a beta version of SP2", you're talking about the replacement
termserv.zip file.
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
The contents of that zip file, yes.
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Unfortunately, it didn't work!!! :^(
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The process definitely works.

Confirmation:
You disable the two services and rebooted..
You copied the dll file to both locations (system32 and dllcache)..
You reset the two services to enabled/automatic.
You edited the proper policy ("Limit number of connections") to a number
higher than 1.
You rebooted.
You logged onto the system as one user.
You then remoted into the machine as A DIFFERENT user.
Depending on the number you put in for the limit, you can also remote in as
ANOTHER user..

One key is the group policy.. Another is that every user that logs in
remotely must have a unique userid.
 
Keep in mind that is a totally unsupported procedure...

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Yes, I got it working. It had something to do with the structure of the user
name that I put on the host versus that on the client. Pretty slick! I tried
it with a user with less than administrative rights though, and it doesn't
like it very well.
 
Does Microsoft have any other kind????

(BTW, I'm generally a fan of Microsoft - definitely not a basher.)
 
And you're also violating your license and EULA, so this is illegal.

Matt Gibson - GSEC
 
Not at all. I'm going to be accessing a SQL database in a client/server
relationship where the code lies on each client but the SQL tables are on the
"server". Since the "server" will also be a workstation, I need to be able
to access it in the event I need to do urgent system administration without
clobbering the user in the event they are not there and their box is locked
down. This might even be off-site. I do not in any way intend to be running
applications from multiple machines at all.
 
I understand, but by the "letter" of the licensing, you at that point have
two concurrently logged in users, and are are therefore in violation of your
licensing and EULA terms.

I'm not trying to be a twit or anything, just pointing out the fact :)

Matt Gibson - GSEC
 
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