Re: HOME domain/workgroup does not contain any Terminal Servers

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"RJ" <jainraje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:esREgFYgIHA.4396@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
to be more specific...
Remote Desktop is able to connect to another system but only by using the other systems IP address. It is no longer able to connect by using the computer name as it used to. I'm not sure what has changed.

Any suggestions or advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thx.
--RJ


"RJ" <jainraje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eEbN$yWgIHA.4712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
I'm running several XP pro systems and have had remote desktop running for several years until recently. I recently did a "XP tweak" and am now not able to see any PCs when browsing for available computers through the remote desktop client.

I believe I disabled something related to active directory services or something. If anyone can help me get back to where I was, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thx!
--RJ


Are you in a enterprise domain environment or home workgroup environment? Normally you can't browse for other terminal servers/Remote Desktop hosts if your in a workgroup environment without performing this registry tweak.

READ THESE TWO KB ARTICLES FIRST!!!!!

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;322756

The hack...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281307

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