Saving credential in RDP connection in Vista

[AP]

Hi All

Having problems saving the credential in an rdp conenction i have saved to
the desktop for a laptop running windows vista business.
In Vista Business under the Options/General tab the Username field is not
available?

I have read artcicles on the web to make sure the terminal server is nt
impossing the rule to force authentication to the server twice.
Here what I've checked and is set to avoid double authentication:
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The most likely is the "Always prompt for password" setting is enabled on
the server. In order to disable the setting, the administrator of the
server you are connecting to must run Terminal Server Configuration
administrative tool (tscc.msc) and double click on RDP-Tcp. In the "Logon
Settings" tab, there is an option labeled "Always prompt for password" (see
the option circled in red below).

Alternatively: For Windows Server 2003, an administrator may have set the
group policy located at: "Administrative Templates\Windows
Components\Terminal Services\Encryption and Security\Always prompt client
for password upon connection". For Vista, this same policy is located
"Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Terminal
Server\Security\Always prompt client for password upon connection." Note:
This policy is set as not configured by default; if this has been set
remember it could have been configured either on the local group policy or a
domain based group policy.
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After doing allt he above and checking other articles, still getting in
Vista the following message which has always been the case.

"Remote desktop cannot verify the identity of the computer you want to
connect to. This problem can occur if:
1) The remote cmputer is running a version of windows that is earlier than
windows vista.
2) The remote cmputer is configured to support only the RDP security layer.
Contact your network administrator or the owner of the remote computer for
assistance.
Do you want to connect anyway?"

The above warning message always appear when I try to conenct to a Windows
2000 Terminal Server.

How can I make sure the RDP connection saves credentials when doing a 'saved
as' tot he desktop?

Thank you.

 

[Tie Various]

They took RDP from XP and made into RDP= Retarded Dork Protocol...

its another CRAPPY change from the ease of use that XP's RDP had. Sure I
like the extra features... but
why cant they make something good without destroying other aspects of the
program.
I mean I think vista development had 2 teams.
1) Improve, 2) Seek and Destroy!

GESH!!!

 

[Andrew McLaren]

"Remote desktop cannot verify the identity of the computer you want to
connect to. This problem can occur if:
1) The remote cmputer is running a version of windows that is earlier than
windows vista.

The above warning message always appear when I try to conenct to a Windows
2000 Terminal Server.

That sounds like your answer.

In the RDP Client on Vista, under the Options, Advanced tab there is a
"Server Authentication" dialogue. By default, this is set to "Warn me if
authentication fails". RDP version 6.0, as used by Vista, tries to
authenticate the server machine, before making the conection. RDP servers
prior to Windows Server 2003 SP2 cannot pass through their identity to the
RDP client; so, you get the warning message that you see. To connect to
Windows 2000 without the warning prompt, you need to select the option
"Always connect, even if authentication fails".

See the topic "What are server authentication options?" in Vista "Help and
Support", on the Start menu. This help topic describes the warning message
you're seeing, and what to do about it.


Hope it helps,

 

[Andrew McLaren]

BTW the definitive discussion is on the Terminal Services dev team's blog:

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/20...nnection-authentication-faq.aspx#_When_to_use

 

[AP]

Thanks Andrew for your explanation, it certainly helped in resolving the
issues of supressing the authentication warning.
I still havent found a way to be able to save the credentials for a user
acocunt on the RDP connection, this is still an issue.

Have also read that blog to find a solution to how to save username/password
to the RDP connection. Instaead all i see is quite a few dissapointed
bloggers venting their fustrations in the new features to version 6 of the
RDP client in Vista. The so called "features" and improvements have actualy
done more harm than good.

It certainly stops the smooth running of RDP connections, maybe the MS RDP
team should of have thought of introducing a 'Legacy' mode so
users/administrator can change back the behaviour of the rdp client and to
avoid this.

I know the popular saying, "everyone hates change" but if only the change
actualy made somethin that worked flawlessly better then we wouldnt be
complaining.

 

[Andrew McLaren]

I still havent found a way to be able to save the credentials for a user
acocunt on the RDP connection, this is still an issue.

I see. Hmmm. Is the Windows 2000 Server in an Active Directory Domain? And
if so, is it in the same Domain as the Vista machine?

Is the Vista machine connecting over a LAN? or WAN?

 

[Andrew McLaren]

And, another question ... in your RDP Client on Vista, do you see the "The
saved credentials for this remote computer will be used to connect" string?

That is: does the client *think* it has saved the credentials, even if it
appears not to be using them?

 

[AP]

Yes the Laptop running Vista is on the same domain as the terminal server am
trying to connect too, but eventually the laptop will be out in the wild and
will still need to connect to the terminal server.
The save credetial box does appear and I delegently tick the box, but it has
no effect. I still need to type the username/password everytime i lounch
the rdp connection saved on the desktop.

 

[Andrew McLaren]

Yes the Laptop running Vista is on the same domain as the terminal server
am trying to connect too, but eventually the laptop will be out in the
wild and

In that case ... er sorry, stuffed if I know. I don't have a Windows 2000
Server on hand, to test with; otherwise I'd try to set up a repro.

But I did notice this comment from one of the MSFT guys:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/20...op-connection-authentication-faq.aspx#1672338

I dunno when or how it will "be addressed" ...

Sorry I couldn't help more.

 

[AP]

Well spotted, I missed that response.
Thanks for all the help mate.