Strange Remote Desktop Issue

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Hi,

I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain why this is so..

An application that I run on a couple of W2K3SP2 boxes automatically
starts after a reboot, you can
tell the application is starting because an item is popped onto the
taskbar while the associated services
are being started. When this is done a service monitor window is shown
on the desktop.

Leastways thats what you see if you happen to be standing in front of
it logged in as user123 ,<eg>

Logged in as user123 via rdp and none of this is visible - to the
point that you would never know, without
further investigation, that the dratted application is running at all.

Does anyone have a clue why this might be?

Thank,
Stuart
 
Re: Strange Remote Desktop Issue

You're starting a new session. Try connecting using the /console switch.

mstsc /console



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"Kryten" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd really appreciate it if someone could explain why this is so..
>
> An application that I run on a couple of W2K3SP2 boxes automatically
> starts after a reboot, you can
> tell the application is starting because an item is popped onto the
> taskbar while the associated services
> are being started. When this is done a service monitor window is shown
> on the desktop.
>
> Leastways thats what you see if you happen to be standing in front of
> it logged in as user123 ,<eg>
>
> Logged in as user123 via rdp and none of this is visible - to the
> point that you would never know, without
> further investigation, that the dratted application is running at all.
>
> Does anyone have a clue why this might be?
>
> Thank,
> Stuart
 
Re: Strange Remote Desktop Issue

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the reply.

I'm rebooting the server in the server room, then logging in locally
as user 'abc123' and watching the application start. That is
I am seeing the taskbar object then the service status window being
created and popped onto the desktop.

I then log out and go back to my desk.

At my desk I go start/run 'mstsc /console" and hit return, it brings
up the remote desktop console and I
type in the server name and the account credentials for 'abc123' I
connect and get a blank desktop. No
sign that the application is running at all!

So I log out as 'abc123' and go back down and log in locally as
'abc123' and the view there is exactly what I would expect to see.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again - this is driving me nuts!

Stuart
 
Re: Strange Remote Desktop Issue

This article should sort it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278845



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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"Kryten" wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I'm rebooting the server in the server room, then logging in locally
> as user 'abc123' and watching the application start. That is
> I am seeing the taskbar object then the service status window being
> created and popped onto the desktop.
>
> I then log out and go back to my desk.
>
> At my desk I go start/run 'mstsc /console" and hit return, it brings
> up the remote desktop console and I
> type in the server name and the account credentials for 'abc123' I
> connect and get a blank desktop. No
> sign that the application is running at all!
>
> So I log out as 'abc123' and go back down and log in locally as
> 'abc123' and the view there is exactly what I would expect to see.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thanks again - this is driving me nuts!
>
> Stuart
 
Re: Strange Remote Desktop Issue

Thanks Dave,
That article helped get to be bottom of it.
I 'thought' I was connecting to the console session, but I wasn't.

start/run

mstsc /v:computername -console

works great!

Thanks again,
Stuart
 
Re: Strange Remote Desktop Issue

Good to hear. You're welcome.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Kryten" wrote:
> Thanks Dave,
> That article helped get to be bottom of it.
> I 'thought' I was connecting to the console session, but I wasn't.
>
> start/run
>
> mstsc /v:computername -console
>
> works great!
>
> Thanks again,
> Stuart
 
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