Remote Desktop - rebooting issue

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Ian Straughan

Scenario: 2 or 3 PCs in same room all running XP pro,
networked via hub and all same work group, but using
different apps on each one.
Without using a KVM switch - how can you configure the
PC's to boot fully into windows (past welcome screen)
without a user/logon password, yet still be able to access
one another on the same workgroup, effectively using one
screen & keyboard?
Is it possible with Remote Desktop - can you disable the
password requirement during RD logon to one of the other
PCs?

Ian
 
Look at this answer from Bill Sanderson, MS-MVP, from awhile back.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...1c2c684$1ddef950$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11#link3

It may help...

I currently use a XP Pro box as a headless (no monitor, keyboard, mouse) ICS/ICF/VPN server box. I
access/administer/control it using Remote Desktop. That works very well. In my case, I don't do the
auto logon like you want to do however...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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Thanks, Sorry to be dense, but how do you reboot the
headless pc via the RCD window. I have tried <ALT + END>
but this does not bring up the Task Manager. Any ideas
pls?

Ian
-----Original Message-----
Look at this answer from Bill Sanderson, MS-MVP, from awhile back.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF- 8&frame=right&th=b15d6d44d713666a&seekm=065a01c2c684%
241ddef950%24d4f82ecf%40TK2MSFTNGXA11#link3

It may help...

I currently use a XP Pro box as a headless (no monitor,
Click to expand...
keyboard, mouse) ICS/ICF/VPN server box. I
access/administer/control it using Remote Desktop. That
Click to expand...
works very well. In my case, I don't do the
auto logon like you want to do however...
Click to expand...
for the mutual benefit of all of us...
 
Use the <Ctrl><Alt><End> key sequence to bring up the task manager...

--
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...
 
Ian,

Use this: <CTRL+ALT+END>

-Rob
-----Original Message-----
Thanks, Sorry to be dense, but how do you reboot the
headless pc via the RCD window. I have tried <ALT + END>
but this does not bring up the Task Manager. Any ideas
pls?

Ian
keyboard, mouse) ICS/ICF/VPN server box. I
works very well. In my case, I don't do the group
for the mutual benefit of all of us... and
confers no rights...
.
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