Remote Desktop - loses video signal

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I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I connect &
login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No keyboard or mouse
input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor appears in 'no video' mode.
When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I get the my desktop is locked msg
and then my remote session starts working.
 
Have you checked to see if the video drivers are up to date?

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I applied the latest video and bios updates. I am using a IBM Netvista w/ a
NVIDIA Vanta video card. No improvement.
 
WesE said:
I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I
connect & login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No
keyboard or mouse input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor
appears in 'no video' mode. When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I
get the my desktop is locked msg and then my remote session starts
working.
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What video settings are you specifying in your RD client options? Try
dumbing them down.
 
Changing the client video resolution or color doesn't help. I suspect my
problem is in the hardware or the video driver. On many systems you hear and
see an audible 'click' when the system change video modes. In this case I get
the 'click' but the new video mode doesn't show until I press the shift key -
to prompt it I assume.

The change in video mode I am referring to comes when system locks the
system because I am remoting in.
 
WesE said:
I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I connect &
login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No keyboard or mouse
input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor appears in 'no video' mode.
When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I get the my desktop is locked msg
and then my remote session starts working.
Click to expand...

I am having the same problem. I've upgraded to the latest NVidia
drivers, yet it has made no difference.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
 
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