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rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems

RDP allows remote windows users to view and interact with a remote windows server as if they were sitting at that server's desktop.

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Remote Desktop session remote control always returns Error 5: Access denied

I am having problems to shadow the remote desktop session of a user on a Windows Server 2008 R2. If I log on as local administrator on the server with RDP and shadow the session of a domain user that works. However, if I log on with a domain user…
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Can Windows Server 2008 RDP be setup to act like VNC?

I have a server in the closet and an extra monitor which I setup on the wall just outside the closet. I would like to have it display various status tools. I like RDP as is but want to have the experience something like VNC provides without it's…
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RDP connection to VPS drops when connecting to VPN

I have a Virtual Private Server that runs Windows Server 2008 R2. I use Remote Desktop Connection to administer it. I am trying to connect my VPS to a VPN. The connection succeeds, but since the VPS gets a new IP, the existing RDP connection is…
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Improving screen redraw rate on thin-client over RDP to Server 2008 R2

I've been reading about generally increasing the performance of an RDP session here but those posts don't seem to cover what I'm looking for which is specifically the redraw rate of windows. I'm not interested in video playback or CAD/graphical…
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How do I secure Remote Desktop sessions on Windows 2008 R2 server?

I need to secure my RDP connections to a Win2k8 server with an SSL certificate, and I am hoping to use a self-signed cert that I can generate on the server. The last time I tried this (on a Win2k3 machine), after installing the certificate, it I…
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Configuring Terminal Services to utilize SSL for authentication of the Server

In my office, there is one Network Server running Windows 2003 SP2. This IS NOT A WEB SERVER. There are 7 workstations, each one is running Windows XP. Two of the workstations are setup with Credit Card scanners for my clients. I have a Static IP…
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Is clipboard sharing over RDP a security risk?

When our customers have a problem we usually connect to their server in order to investigate. Normally we use Remote Desktop or VNC for this. During this investigation I usually copy text between the server and my computer several times. For one new…
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'pskill \\hostname winlogon' might budge a server "stuck rebooting", but why?

Question: Executing remote (Sysinternals) command... pskill \\machine winlogon ...can budge a server that is stuck rebooting, but how/why does this work? How do you know which service to kill? To recreate (e.g.): You run Windows Update, allow a…
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Is it possible to use 1 IP address to RDP into different machines?

We have 5 static public IP addresses. But we have a number of machines that we want to RDP into from home (our individual work pcs, a couple of servers, etc). Is there away to setup our router so that we can use 1 up address and route the RDP…
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Configuring a headless windows 7 system

I have a client who resells our systems enclosed for use in industrial environments. We have been looking at installing a small dc powered monitor, but have run into a few problems which has made me start thinking about using a netbook plus RDP…
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RDP Issue on Server 2003DC

I have a domain controller running 2003 32bit standard, for some reason RDP has just stopped working to this machine. I have checked the firewall, the RDP service even symantec endpoint(note even turned endpoint off briefly to test). All seem to…
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Terminal server serial COM port redirection and USB-to-Serial adapter

I have a client(Windows 7 Pro) that make a connection to Windows terminal server through RDP, i have enabled COM port redirection for both server and client side, but the redirection doesn't happen ... The client don't have a native mainboard COM…
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RDP to Windows 2003 results in Blank screen

When I try to RDP to a Windows 2003 server, sometimes after I enter the login credentials, I see the background color of the desktop, but no icons, and no taskbar. Sometimes disconnecting from RDP, and then reconnecting solves it, but I don't see…
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Prevent one user from disconnecting an active remote desktop session

I've got a server where a number of users are sharing user logins for a short period of time to prevent too many people from logging in at the same time. The users are connecting over remote desktop, but the problem is that when one user is busy…
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Remotely set VNC service password

After a Windows update I cannot connect to a Windows Server 2008 machine via RDP. As an alternative, I remotely installed UltraVNC using PsExec. The WinVNC service starts successfully but when I try to connect remotely, I receive the following error…
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