RDC stopped working

[Paul]

RDC stopped working from my laptop(xp) to desktop pc(xp). Click connect and nothing happens -- RDC windows flashes slightly then returns to the initial state. I tested RDC on the laptop by connecting to a virtualpc(vista) and it can connect ok. The desktop can't be reached by a virtualpc either, so terminal services is broken on the desktop pc. The terminal services service is running and TS is allowed is system properties. Can you think of a way to fix the desktop?

 

[Kristin Griffin]

Re: RDC stopped working

Paul,

Do you event logs shed any light on your situation? Have you installed any
kind of firewall recently? Have you installed Sp3? can you telnet to the
3389 port?
"Paul" <this@is.invalid> wrote in message
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> RDC stopped working from my laptop(xp) to desktop pc(xp). Click connect
> and nothing happens -- RDC windows flashes slightly then returns to the
> initial state. I tested RDC on the laptop by connecting to a
> virtualpc(vista) and it can connect ok. The desktop can't be reached by a
> virtualpc either, so terminal services is broken on the desktop pc. The
> terminal services service is running and TS is allowed is system
> properties. Can you think of a way to fix the desktop?

 

[Paul]

Re: RDC stopped working

On the desktop:
Application popup: : \SystemRoot\System32\RDPDD.dll failed to load

On the laptop:
RDP protocol... has an error in the protocol stream....

I am using the 175.16 beta nvidia driver for my 8800GTS card. The driver appears to be the problem, and the install was at about the same time as the start of the TS problems.

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=67147

The desktop controls the video for my home theater, and the driver situation is very twitchy -- I've spent a lot of time debugging problems recently and this driver seems the best so far. Too bad it breaks RDP. Windows hairball strikes again. Many expletives deleted here. What a joke.



> Do you event logs shed any light on your situation? Have you installed any
> kind of firewall recently? Have you installed Sp3? can you telnet to the
> 3389 port?
> "Paul" <this@is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23tLDFS5uIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> RDC stopped working from my laptop(xp) to desktop pc(xp). Click connect
>> and nothing happens -- RDC windows flashes slightly then returns to the
>> initial state. I tested RDC on the laptop by connecting to a
>> virtualpc(vista) and it can connect ok. The desktop can't be reached by a
>> virtualpc either, so terminal services is broken on the desktop pc. The
>> terminal services service is running and TS is allowed is system
>> properties. Can you think of a way to fix the desktop?
>
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