RE: Remote Desktop Affects Windows Application on network interruption

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Hi,

Based on my understanding, you remote desktop B to a computer A and runs an
application on computer A. When the application is run, you disconnect the
network cable between the two computers. After some time, you reconnect the
network and find that the application has "hung" while the network has been
disconnected because the counter in the application has not been
incrementing. If I'm off base, please feel free to let me know.

I performed a test based on your description, but didn't reproduce the
problem on my part.

I create a WinForm application similar to yours and place it on a machine
installed Windows XP. I remote a desktop installed Vista to the machine
installed Windows XP and run the application.

The application starts up and displays the counter incrementing every
second. When the texbox on the form shows 10, I disconnect the network
cable. After 10 seconds, I reconnect the network cable. The Vista machine
tries to reconnect the remote desktop connection. After it finishes the
reconnection, I see the textbox on the form displayes 20.

I also have a test minimizing the form before I disconnect the network
cable. The result is that the application keep running when the network is
disconnected.

I think the problem may be related to the remote desktop connection. When
the network cable is disconnected, you may login the machine that was
remote connected to directly to see whether the application is really hung.

Could you tell me what the OS of your remote desktop and the machine that
is remote connected to are respectively? As I have mentioned above, in my
test, the remote desktop is intalled Windows XP and the the machine remote
connected to is intalled Windows Vista.

If you have anything unclear, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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