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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. |
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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
"mjlazar" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet. When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly: - Type your user name - Press the Tab key - Type your password - Press the Enter key |
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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
Thanks for the tip Pegasus. I will try that and post back.
"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet. When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly: - Type your user name - Press the Tab key - Type your password - Press the Enter key |
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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
Pegasus:
I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login attempts and heard nothing. All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything else. Perhaps this is a bug. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet. When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly: - Type your user name - Press the Tab key - Type your password - Press the Enter key |
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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
How about disabling one or two of the monitors when you leave the office to
see if it makes a difference? You can enable them when you return and login. I assume you don't have three monitors at home. A nuisance but better than a hard reboot. I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22" widescreen. Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not had your problem. "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Pegasus: I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login attempts and heard nothing. All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything else. Perhaps this is a bug. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet. When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly: - Type your user name - Press the Tab key - Type your password - Press the Enter key |
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Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session
I found a new article about RDP 6.0 which documents a new switch (/span) on
the newest RDP 6.0 client. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925876 This may help your situation. "Rich Raffenetti" wrote in message ... How about disabling one or two of the monitors when you leave the office to see if it makes a difference? You can enable them when you return and login. I assume you don't have three monitors at home. A nuisance but better than a hard reboot. I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22" widescreen. Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not had your problem. "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Pegasus: I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login attempts and heard nothing. All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything else. Perhaps this is a bug. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: "mjlazar" wrote in message ... Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet. When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office. All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large computation that takes several days to complete. Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance. As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly: - Type your user name - Press the Tab key - Type your password - Press the Enter key |
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