TS 2008 R2 and Windows XP RDP clients…some kind of disconnect?

Posted by: Justin

I recently was working with a client that had an odd, yet steady issue – remote control of desktop sessions from the 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Manager mmc console would disconnect the remote user when the administrator ended the session shadow.
After some research related to the issue, I found this to only occur with Windows XP [...]

When it doesn’t work as advertised…

Posted by: Justin

I recently had a challenging experience with Windows XP clients using single-sign-on (SSO) for terminal server (TS) 2008 RemoteApp.
After Windows XP service pack 3 is applied, you are able to “turn on” the feature by following an article such as this…Description of the Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) in Windows XP Service Pack 3. Note [...]

Group policy & automatic logon

Posted by: Justin

Ever been working with a lab of computers and have to do something manually as a certain user?
I have…and I got tired of logging onto each one. So I got creative and found some tidbits of customized group policy templates to make this.
AutoLogon
This custom administrative template will allow you to set auto logon for windows [...]