Connectiong to a users session - without locking them out and them having to request it

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Damon

Is it possible with Windows XP remote desktop or remote assistance to
connect to a users session without locking them out or without them having
to request it.

I know you can do this via terminal services on a server but I don't know if
it possible with Windows XP.

Cheers

Damon
 
Damon said:
Is it possible with Windows XP remote desktop or remote assistance to
connect to a users session without locking them out or without them
having to request it.

I know you can do this via terminal services on a server but I don't
know if it possible with Windows XP.
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You can look into "Shadowing", but in a practical sense, unless you push/use
something like UltraVNC, no.
 
I tried the "mstsc /v:xpworkstation /console" command but it locked the
workstation.

I would love to be able to do it without installing UltraVNC if possible.

Cheers
 
Damon said:
Is it possible with Windows XP remote desktop or remote assistance
to connect to a users session without locking them out or without
them having to request it.

I know you can do this via terminal services on a server but I don't
know if it possible with Windows XP.
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
You can look into "Shadowing", but in a practical sense, unless you
push/use something like UltraVNC, no.
Click to expand...

I tried the "mstsc /v:xpworkstation /console" command but it locked
the workstation.

I would love to be able to do it without installing UltraVNC if
possible.
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Again, as I said before - it sorta can be done with shadowing - where you
share the screen with your customer (even in XP) - supposedly. I have yet to
get it to work as advertised and would never set it up that way.

However, you cannot, in any other way I know, connect to a remote Windows XP
machine and not lock the screen... and if you log in as someone other than
the user who was already on there - you will log them off. If you log in as
the user who was on there, they will stay logged on and you can push the
console back to them when you are done - but that is as good as it gets.
 
If you use Remote Assistance then the Novice can view the display while you (the Expert) perform
actions from a remote location. Both of you need to be running XP (Pro or Home)...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/remoteassist/intro.mspx

If your in a domain or trusted domain environment you can use the "Offer" functionality of Remote
Assistance to initiate a help session. Note the Novice must still provide permission for you (the
Expert) to both view and take control of the Novice desktop. Look at these KB articles for help with
the "Offer Remote Assistance" feature. I believe you should look closely at the "Solicited" policy,
which I believe has to be enabled...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308013
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301527
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310629
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306496

If your *NOT* in a domain or trusted domain environment, ie. your in a SOHO workgroup environment,
then look at this page that may help with the invitation issue...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/RemoteAssistance/RemoteAssistance.html

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