Re: XP SP2 Two Concurrent Users?

[mohan]

Did you try the following excerpt and does this work? I have two user
accounts (A, B)set up on one xp sp 2 node. I want to remote desktop to that
node from another node either as A or B without kicking of the current user
on the node.

If this script does work, when do I run it and from where?

Thanks
Mohan
>>
@echo off
setlocal
set key="HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core"
@echo reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
endlocal
<<
"benjammin" wrote:

> Have a look at this...
>
> taken from:
>
> http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBQ/tip8400/rh8428.htm
>
> ================================================== ==
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 computers can support two Remote Desktop sessions
> simultaneously.
> NOTE: If you have an open session on the desktop console, only one
> additional session is supported.
>
> To enable concurrent sessions, run the following batch file:
>
> @echo off
> setlocal
> set key="HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing Core"
> @echo reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
> reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
> endlocal
> ================================================== ==
>
> I haven't tried it yet.
>
> (I will as soon as I get SP2 issues dealt with first)
>
> btw, I'm curious how shadowing features are implemented...
> (can the local session watch the remote session, and vice-versa)
>
> -Ben
>
>
> >"PCyr." wrote:
> >
> > There was mention of it during development, but MS took it out. - Paul Cyr
> >
> >> "Scott" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > It was rumored that SP2 was going to have the ability to allow two users to
> > > be logged in interactivly in XP. Such as, one will be connected to the
> > > computer and one will connect via remote desktop.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if that happened or not?
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"mohan" > wrote in message
...
> Did you try the following excerpt and does this work? I have two user
> accounts (A, B)set up on one xp sp 2 node. I want to remote desktop to
> that
> node from another node either as A or B without kicking of the current
> user
> on the node.
>


If you remote Desktop to a Windows XP desktop the current console logon is
logged off.
You cannot have concurrent users on a Windows XP system one on the console
and one remote desktop'ed in. (ignoring Fast User Switching which is all
still at the console with a single logon).

Any attempt to work around this limit is a breach of the licensing of the
product.


--

Regards,

Mike
--
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[mohan]

I have two licenses of xp and am perfectly prepared to apply to the instance
on the hardware so that I can take advantage of a more powerful class of
machine that I have. Much as is intended with server oses. MS server os's
don't have the support for all class of devices that XP has. MS has been daft
in the way it has approached this feature. I wish MS consulted its customers
more when it decides to do this. Maybe this is why things like OS should be
in open source so that MS does not dictate the terms. I cannot install win
2003 server without losing access to 3rd party functionality since they
support drivers only for XP or win 2000. And you say it is a breach of
licensing terms when I tried to achieve the intended functionality. If I were
MS I would have simply added >1 license capabiltiy and solved the problem. If
XP is MT capable then it should not have any technical challenges -
concurrency issues - in supporting more than one user.



"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" wrote:

> "mohan" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Did you try the following excerpt and does this work? I have two user
> > accounts (A, B)set up on one xp sp 2 node. I want to remote desktop to
> > that
> > node from another node either as A or B without kicking of the current
> > user
> > on the node.
> >
>
>
> If you remote Desktop to a Windows XP desktop the current console logon is
> logged off.
> You cannot have concurrent users on a Windows XP system one on the console
> and one remote desktop'ed in. (ignoring Fast User Switching which is all
> still at the console with a single logon).
>
> Any attempt to work around this limit is a breach of the licensing of the
> product.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> newsgroups
>
>
>
>

[Colin Barnhorst]

Two years ago when MS announced the MIRA project (use of wireless smart
screens) they announced that SP2 would enable two concurrent users on XP Pro
so that one user could be sitting at a computer while a second user was
logged in via the wireless smart screen. This would have been the first
time two concurrent users could be logged into their own environments using
XP Pro simultaneously. MS did not follow through with this project in its
original form and SP2 does not include the promised capability for two users
to simultaneously use the same machine.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
"mohan" > wrote in message
...
> Did you try the following excerpt and does this work? I have two user
> accounts (A, B)set up on one xp sp 2 node. I want to remote desktop to
> that
> node from another node either as A or B without kicking of the current
> user
> on the node.
>
> If this script does work, when do I run it and from where?
>
> Thanks
> Mohan
>>>
> @echo off
> setlocal
> set key="HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing
> Core"
> @echo reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
> reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
> endlocal
> <<
> "benjammin" wrote:
>
>> Have a look at this...
>>
>> taken from:
>>
>> http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBQ/tip8400/rh8428.htm
>>
>> ================================================== ==
>> Windows XP Service Pack 2 computers can support two Remote Desktop
>> sessions
>> simultaneously.
>> NOTE: If you have an open session on the desktop console, only one
>> additional session is supported.
>>
>> To enable concurrent sessions, run the following batch file:
>>
>> @echo off
>> setlocal
>> set key="HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Licensing
>> Core"
>> @echo reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
>> reg add %key% /v EnableConcurrentSessions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /f
>> endlocal
>> ================================================== ==
>>
>> I haven't tried it yet.
>>
>> (I will as soon as I get SP2 issues dealt with first)
>>
>> btw, I'm curious how shadowing features are implemented...
>> (can the local session watch the remote session, and vice-versa)
>>
>> -Ben
>>
>>
>> >"PCyr." wrote:
>> >
>> > There was mention of it during development, but MS took it out. - Paul
>> > Cyr
>> >
>> >> "Scott" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > It was rumored that SP2 was going to have the ability to allow two
>> > > users to
>> > > be logged in interactivly in XP. Such as, one will be connected to
>> > > the
>> > > computer and one will connect via remote desktop.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know if that happened or not?
>>