Remote Desktop Connection - Revisited

"Jethro" wrote in message
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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:51:35 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
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As far as RIGHT is concerned did you ever in the past configure it for
automatic login for Remote Desktop?

Not that I know of. When I try Remote Connect from RIGHT, it asks me
for login/password. Then fails.

This illustrates the group policy that
dictates that. Just run gpedit.msc from the "Start - Run" command
window
to
get there.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us

I looked at this - it is beyond my current comprehension. I don't
think it is user-intuitive. At least not Jethro-intuitive.

Thanks for your help though. I remain stuck - glad I was just trying
to learn how to do all this in case of future need. There is always
PCANYWHERE I guess.

Jethro

The auto login is happening on RIGHT is that not correct, ie. you can
connect from LEFT to RIGHT using Remote Desktop but you never get prompted
for user ID or password? If that is the case inspect the group policy
setting on RIGHT.


Hi

I'm back!

That was true before, using the old hard drive, but now that I have
created this new hard drive with the 'virgin' (as I call it) copy of
XP PRO SP2, I get prompted for ID and password properly - both ways.
After which, going RIGHT to LEFT, it fails.

Jethro

So to summarize...

*******************
RIGHT...

When logging into RIGHT from LEFT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You can subsequently login successfully with
Remote Desktop and remotely access/control RIGHT from LEFT.

*******************
LEFT...

When logging into LEFT from RIGHT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You get an error message when you provide the
user ID and password and can not remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT.

If that is correct are you logging into LEFT as an administrator? If not did
you add the limited user to the Remote Desktop Users Group?

*******************

--

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On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:16:17 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:51:35 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
...

As far as RIGHT is concerned did you ever in the past configure it for
automatic login for Remote Desktop?

Not that I know of. When I try Remote Connect from RIGHT, it asks me
for login/password. Then fails.

This illustrates the group policy that
dictates that. Just run gpedit.msc from the "Start - Run" command
window
to
get there.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us

I looked at this - it is beyond my current comprehension. I don't
think it is user-intuitive. At least not Jethro-intuitive.

Thanks for your help though. I remain stuck - glad I was just trying
to learn how to do all this in case of future need. There is always
PCANYWHERE I guess.

Jethro

The auto login is happening on RIGHT is that not correct, ie. you can
connect from LEFT to RIGHT using Remote Desktop but you never get prompted
for user ID or password? If that is the case inspect the group policy
setting on RIGHT.


Hi

I'm back!

That was true before, using the old hard drive, but now that I have
created this new hard drive with the 'virgin' (as I call it) copy of
XP PRO SP2, I get prompted for ID and password properly - both ways.
After which, going RIGHT to LEFT, it fails.

Jethro

So to summarize...

*******************
RIGHT...

When logging into RIGHT from LEFT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You can subsequently login successfully with
Remote Desktop and remotely access/control RIGHT from LEFT.

That's right.


*******************
LEFT...

When logging into LEFT from RIGHT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You get an error message when you provide the
user ID and password and can not remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT.


That's right. I cannot remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT,


If that is correct are you logging into LEFT as an administrator? If not did
you add the limited user to the Remote Desktop Users Group?

I only have one user on each machine - called jethro1 - with same
password. Both machines show jethro1 as a 'password-protected
computer administrator'. Naturally, when I try to remotely connect, I
login (or try to) as jethro1 with proper password.

On RIGHT machine, jethro1 is listed as being in the 'Remote Desktop
Users' window, and it says additionally that 'jethro1 already has
access to this computer'. On LEFT machine, jethro1 is not listed as
being in the 'Remote Desktop Users' window (no one is), but it says
additionally that 'jethro1 already has access to this computer'.
To make two machines agree, I added jethro1 as a user in the 'Remote
Desktop Users' window.

Guess what? Now Remote Connect works just fine - both ways. As far
as I can see, the only change I have made is the adding of jethro1 to
the 'Remote Desktop Users' window. Since Jethro1 was said to already
allowed access, this doesn't seem right. But there it is. I'll go
check yesterday's LEFT hard drive to see what it shows in this area
and see if I can make it work now. Thanks

Jethro


*******************

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:54:53 GMT, Jethro wrote:

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:16:17 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:51:35 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
m...

As far as RIGHT is concerned did you ever in the past configure it for
automatic login for Remote Desktop?

Not that I know of. When I try Remote Connect from RIGHT, it asks me
for login/password. Then fails.

This illustrates the group policy that
dictates that. Just run gpedit.msc from the "Start - Run" command
window
to
get there.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us

I looked at this - it is beyond my current comprehension. I don't
think it is user-intuitive. At least not Jethro-intuitive.

Thanks for your help though. I remain stuck - glad I was just trying
to learn how to do all this in case of future need. There is always
PCANYWHERE I guess.

Jethro

The auto login is happening on RIGHT is that not correct, ie. you can
connect from LEFT to RIGHT using Remote Desktop but you never get prompted
for user ID or password? If that is the case inspect the group policy
setting on RIGHT.


Hi

I'm back!

That was true before, using the old hard drive, but now that I have
created this new hard drive with the 'virgin' (as I call it) copy of
XP PRO SP2, I get prompted for ID and password properly - both ways.
After which, going RIGHT to LEFT, it fails.

Jethro

So to summarize...

*******************
RIGHT...

When logging into RIGHT from LEFT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You can subsequently login successfully with
Remote Desktop and remotely access/control RIGHT from LEFT.

That's right.


*******************
LEFT...

When logging into LEFT from RIGHT using Remote Desktop you now get prompted
for a user ID and password. You get an error message when you provide the
user ID and password and can not remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT.


That's right. I cannot remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT,


If that is correct are you logging into LEFT as an administrator? If not did
you add the limited user to the Remote Desktop Users Group?

I only have one user on each machine - called jethro1 - with same
password. Both machines show jethro1 as a 'password-protected
computer administrator'. Naturally, when I try to remotely connect, I
login (or try to) as jethro1 with proper password.

On RIGHT machine, jethro1 is listed as being in the 'Remote Desktop
Users' window, and it says additionally that 'jethro1 already has
access to this computer'. On LEFT machine, jethro1 is not listed as
being in the 'Remote Desktop Users' window (no one is), but it says
additionally that 'jethro1 already has access to this computer'.
To make two machines agree, I added jethro1 as a user in the 'Remote
Desktop Users' window.

Guess what? Now Remote Connect works just fine - both ways. As far
as I can see, the only change I have made is the adding of jethro1 to
the 'Remote Desktop Users' window. Since Jethro1 was said to already
allowed access, this doesn't seem right. But there it is. I'll go
check yesterday's LEFT hard drive to see what it shows in this area
and see if I can make it work now. Thanks

Jethro


*******************

Awwww crap! I still have same problem when I use yesterday's hard
drive. I checked that its 'Remote Desktop Users' window is same as I
described earlier (above), and it is. Since my test hard drive works
now, this leaves me thinking that LEFT machine's hard drive has
something on it that is mucking things up. I remembered that the
Remote Desktop Connect version was not v6 on LEFT machine, which it
was on RIGHT machine, so I downloaded the upgrade from MS again, and
installed it. Same failure. I even tried switching users to the
temporary users on both machines (I called them TEST), and still could
not connect RIGHT to LEFT.

One day I will find out the cause. I've had it, as I am sure you have
also.

Thanks for helps.

Jethro

"Jethro" wrote in message
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On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:54:53 GMT, Jethro wrote:

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 12:16:17 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
news On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:51:35 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
wrote:

"Jethro" wrote in message
om...

As far as RIGHT is concerned did you ever in the past configure it
for
automatic login for Remote Desktop?

Not that I know of. When I try Remote Connect from RIGHT, it asks me
for login/password. Then fails.

This illustrates the group policy that
dictates that. Just run gpedit.msc from the "Start - Run" command
window
to
get there.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281262/en-us

I looked at this - it is beyond my current comprehension. I don't
think it is user-intuitive. At least not Jethro-intuitive.

Thanks for your help though. I remain stuck - glad I was just trying
to learn how to do all this in case of future need. There is always
PCANYWHERE I guess.

Jethro

The auto login is happening on RIGHT is that not correct, ie. you can
connect from LEFT to RIGHT using Remote Desktop but you never get
prompted
for user ID or password? If that is the case inspect the group policy
setting on RIGHT.


Hi

I'm back!

That was true before, using the old hard drive, but now that I have
created this new hard drive with the 'virgin' (as I call it) copy of
XP PRO SP2, I get prompted for ID and password properly - both ways.
After which, going RIGHT to LEFT, it fails.

Jethro

So to summarize...

*******************
RIGHT...

When logging into RIGHT from LEFT using Remote Desktop you now get
prompted
for a user ID and password. You can subsequently login successfully with
Remote Desktop and remotely access/control RIGHT from LEFT.

That's right.


*******************
LEFT...

When logging into LEFT from RIGHT using Remote Desktop you now get
prompted
for a user ID and password. You get an error message when you provide the
user ID and password and can not remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT.


That's right. I cannot remotely access/control LEFT from RIGHT,


If that is correct are you logging into LEFT as an administrator? If not
did
you add the limited user to the Remote Desktop Users Group?

I only have one user on each machine - called jethro1 - with same
password. Both machines show jethro1 as a 'password-protected
computer administrator'. Naturally, when I try to remotely connect, I
login (or try to) as jethro1 with proper password.

On RIGHT machine, jethro1 is listed as being in the 'Remote Desktop
Users' window, and it says additionally that 'jethro1 already has
access to this computer'. On LEFT machine, jethro1 is not listed as
being in the 'Remote Desktop Users' window (no one is), but it says
additionally that 'jethro1 already has access to this computer'.
To make two machines agree, I added jethro1 as a user in the 'Remote
Desktop Users' window.

Guess what? Now Remote Connect works just fine - both ways. As far
as I can see, the only change I have made is the adding of jethro1 to
the 'Remote Desktop Users' window. Since Jethro1 was said to already
allowed access, this doesn't seem right. But there it is. I'll go
check yesterday's LEFT hard drive to see what it shows in this area
and see if I can make it work now. Thanks

Jethro


*******************

Awwww crap! I still have same problem when I use yesterday's hard
drive. I checked that its 'Remote Desktop Users' window is same as I
described earlier (above), and it is. Since my test hard drive works
now, this leaves me thinking that LEFT machine's hard drive has
something on it that is mucking things up. I remembered that the
Remote Desktop Connect version was not v6 on LEFT machine, which it
was on RIGHT machine, so I downloaded the upgrade from MS again, and
installed it. Same failure. I even tried switching users to the
temporary users on both machines (I called them TEST), and still could
not connect RIGHT to LEFT.

One day I will find out the cause. I've had it, as I am sure you have
also.

Thanks for helps.

Jethro

Thanks for the update.

Sorry I could not help more...

Good luck...

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
mutual benefit of all of us...
The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375