Terminal Service

[Diane Walker]

We have Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2. Since Windows XP only
allows one person to login through Terminal Services, is there a way to
allow multiple users to login through Terminal Services? Thanks.

 

[marz]

in message ...

We have Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2. Since Windows XP only
allows one person to login through Terminal Services, is there a way to
allow multiple users to login through Terminal Services? Thanks.

The short, Bill-Approved, answer:

No. WinXP Pro is a "workstation" OS, not a "server" OS. You need a Windows
OS with "Server" in it's name for multiple, concurrent, RD/TS sessions.
(Even though the line between "workstation" and "server" is very blurred
these days.)

The long, Bill-Feather-Ruffling, answer:

Yes. It can be done. I've done it a while back. You were competent enough
to find usenet (even if you are using the stupid MS web portal), so I'm sure
you are competent enough to find the answer. Strong hint: include
"termserv.dll" in your google keywords. Other strong-hint keywords are
above.

Now watch as all the people that include "M-[BS]" in their signature get
their feathers ruffled...

 

[marz]

Screw it, its not like this hasn't been propagated far and wide already.

Plus, it may as well go into the archives. I may even need it later again
myself.

It ain't mine. Google some of the phrases below to see who deserves their
props. I simply just have it saved in a text file and I'm too lazy to
google.

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To get Concurrent Sessions in Remote Desktop working, follow the steps below
exactly:

1. Download the termserv.zip file below and extract it somewhere. (You have
to be registered to see the file)
2. Reboot into Safe Mode. This is necessary to remove Windows File
Protection.
3. Copy the termserv.dll in the zip to %windir%System32 and
%windir%ServicePackFilesi386. If the second folder doesn't exist, don't copy
it there. Delete termserv.dll from the dllcache folder:
%windir%system32dllcache
4. Merge the contents of Concurrent Sessions SP2.reg file into the registry.
5. Make sure Fast User Switching is turned on. Go Control Panel -> User
Accounts -> Change the way users log on or off and turn on Fast User
Switching.
6. Open up the Group Policy Editor: Start Menu > Run > 'gpedit.msc'.
Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows
Components > Terminal Services. Enable 'Limit Number of Connections' and set
the number of connections to 3 (or more). This enables you to have more than
one person remotely logged on.
7. Now reboot back into normal Windows and try out whether Concurrent
Sessions in Remote Desktop works. It should!

 

[marz]

Ok, I googled as I forgot about the necessary files and the ones in my stash
certaintly aren't going to help you.

I just re-discovered that the HOWTO was from the same website, so give any
props in their direction.

Here you go:
http://sig9.com/files/termserv.zip

Run it through your virus scanner if you are paranoid...