Remote Desktop Connection over VPN

[naza]

hi,
I am using a VPN connection to do a remote connection another pc using
Windows XP's Pro Remote Desktop. But When i login It always logs of any
other user that is logged in on that machine at the time. How can i
have multiples users on at the same time. I am using a different
account to the users that be logged in. The computer i am connecting to
is the server of the VPN.

 

[smlunatick]

XP Pro only allows one (1) Remote Desktop at a time. To do what you want, you
need to set up a Windows 2003 Server with Terminal Services
installed/configured.

 

[naza]

I think i need to make it a little clear. I am only making one VPN
connection and one remote connection. when the remote users connects to
the Remote computer, there maybe someone who has logged on that
computer and is using it. When the remote user on there screen sees
that they are connected and are prompted to login using XPs normal
ways, via the login screen a message comes up saying if you contine to
logon any users that are currently using the computer will be logged.
Then two options OK and this will log of there user and Cancel which
will disconnect you from the PC. I am logging onto another account on
the PC so really the users should not be logged off. how can i have two
users connected at the same time

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

I think i need to make it a little clear. I am only making one VPN
connection and one remote connection. when the remote users connects to
the Remote computer, there maybe someone who has logged on that
computer and is using it. When the remote user on there screen sees
that they are connected and are prompted to login using XPs normal
ways, via the login screen a message comes up saying if you contine to
logon any users that are currently using the computer will be logged.
Then two options OK and this will log of there user and Cancel which
will disconnect you from the PC. I am logging onto another account on
the PC so really the users should not be logged off. how can i have two
users connected at the same time

You can't. That is by design...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280828/en-us

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[smlunatick]

As I previously replied, XP Pro only permits ONE (1) Remote Desktop
user at a TIME. Which ever remote user is the last user to sign in,
that will be the ONLY remote user signed on. XP Pro is designed as
this. If you want to have more than ONE Remote Desktop user signed in
at the same time, you MUST look at a "multi-user" version of Windows
(aka Windows 2003 Server.)

 

[naza]

Ok. I Understand that remote desktop will allow one user at a time. I
am only making one remote desktop connection. But if a user is logged
on to the local machine which remote desktop connects to surely it is
possible to allow that user to stay logged in while the remote user
logins. So i am logged into my XP as they admistrator, and then someone
else who has an account on my PC connects to me via remote desktop and
then logs on with an account different to mine. So that there is one
remote user and one local user. Surely that is possible. In fact i know
it is because this has happened. Its only after i had to reinstall
windows thats this program has arsied. The configuration shoudl be the
same becuase the computer is restored from an image. There was nor
software on the other one that is not one this one and i have managed
to have to users logged on to the one machine. one who was acually on
the machine and a remote users who connected via remote desktop
connection.

 

[smlunatick]

As stated before, Windows XP Pro is a "one" user system only. If the
Remote Desktop user signs on, then any other user (Remote or local)
will be automatically dropped. To do what you want still requires the
"multi-user" Windows version, Windows 2003 Server.

 

[naza]

Ok. Just wanted to make sure before i installed server 2003