TS 2003 Window Display Issue

[CLJones]

Hello everyone, I'm new here & have found Microsoft forums are the best place
to get help with problems that really stump me.

Basically, we have a TS set up on server 2003 (sorry, I know this is a 2008
forum), but the principles should generally be the same.

Our users, when they log in, have a clock program that sometimes disappears
off the screen & is no longer visible, yet is still running. This program is
only displayed in the system tray as there is nothing in the task bar. When
you right click on the program, you are given no move option (nor when you
right click on the system tray icon).

My thoughts on solving this problem were to write a batch file that kills
the process & re-opens it (therefore ensuring it is displayed on screen at
the beginning of a session). The problem with this solution is that I know
no way of executing a script without resetting the session (which would make
this solution pointless as the program would be restarted anyway).

If anyone can think of a better solution to this problem, or if anyone knows
if it is possible to run a script at the beginning of a continuation of a
remote session, please share!

I really appreciate your help,

Charles Jones

 

[Ramasamy Pullappan [MSFT]]

Re: TS 2003 Window Display Issue

If you know the frequency at which the clock disappearing problem occurs,
then, may be you can write a service that will simply restart the
application according to the expected time period of failure, instead of
tearing down and recreating the entire session...

Just a thought...

Ram.

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"CLJones" <CLJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D957827-CD5F-4322-8162-E6C89404621C@microsoft.com...
> Hello everyone, I'm new here & have found Microsoft forums are the best
> place
> to get help with problems that really stump me.
>
> Basically, we have a TS set up on server 2003 (sorry, I know this is a
> 2008
> forum), but the principles should generally be the same.
>
> Our users, when they log in, have a clock program that sometimes
> disappears
> off the screen & is no longer visible, yet is still running. This program
> is
> only displayed in the system tray as there is nothing in the task bar.
> When
> you right click on the program, you are given no move option (nor when you
> right click on the system tray icon).
>
> My thoughts on solving this problem were to write a batch file that kills
> the process & re-opens it (therefore ensuring it is displayed on screen at
> the beginning of a session). The problem with this solution is that I
> know
> no way of executing a script without resetting the session (which would
> make
> this solution pointless as the program would be restarted anyway).
>
> If anyone can think of a better solution to this problem, or if anyone
> knows
> if it is possible to run a script at the beginning of a continuation of a
> remote session, please share!
>
> I really appreciate your help,
>
> Charles Jones

 

[CLJones]

Re: TS 2003 Window Display Issue

Ah, yes, good call. The problem is that the clocks disappear at seemingly
random intervals, though a service to restart the application every couple of
hours is not a bad idea at all. Thank you for the thought Ramasamy!

"Ramasamy Pullappan [MSFT]" wrote:

> If you know the frequency at which the clock disappearing problem occurs,
> then, may be you can write a service that will simply restart the
> application according to the expected time period of failure, instead of
> tearing down and recreating the entire session...
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Ram.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "CLJones" <CLJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8D957827-CD5F-4322-8162-E6C89404621C@microsoft.com...
> > Hello everyone, I'm new here & have found Microsoft forums are the best
> > place
> > to get help with problems that really stump me.
> >
> > Basically, we have a TS set up on server 2003 (sorry, I know this is a
> > 2008
> > forum), but the principles should generally be the same.
> >
> > Our users, when they log in, have a clock program that sometimes
> > disappears
> > off the screen & is no longer visible, yet is still running. This program
> > is
> > only displayed in the system tray as there is nothing in the task bar.
> > When
> > you right click on the program, you are given no move option (nor when you
> > right click on the system tray icon).
> >
> > My thoughts on solving this problem were to write a batch file that kills
> > the process & re-opens it (therefore ensuring it is displayed on screen at
> > the beginning of a session). The problem with this solution is that I
> > know
> > no way of executing a script without resetting the session (which would
> > make
> > this solution pointless as the program would be restarted anyway).
> >
> > If anyone can think of a better solution to this problem, or if anyone
> > knows
> > if it is possible to run a script at the beginning of a continuation of a
> > remote session, please share!
> >
> > I really appreciate your help,
> >
> > Charles Jones
>