Re: XP RDPs failures

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From: Iain McLaren (iain_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/16/05


Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:23:27 -0000

Hi,

I've had this problem with RDP on WinXP Pro since SP2. The only thing that
the machines have in common is they both have 2 NICs (1 has 1 x 10/100 and 1
x 10/100/1000, the other has 2 x 10/100/1000). I've not tried removing one
to see if that cures it. For the record, one PC was SP1 upgraded to SP2, the
other was installed from a SP2 CD.

My workaround so far has been to simply replace termsrv.dll with the version
found in SP1. You need to do this in Safe Mode, otherwise the file's locked.
I told MicroSoft this about 6 months ago, but they don't seem to have made
it common knowledge....

HTH,

Iain

"Bill Swan" <bill@nospamfirstresponseit.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OZBTS27%23EHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> We are noticing that this is more frequently.
>
> XP SP2 cannot connect to servers. Is anyone else experiancing this?
>
> Click Remote Desktop connection and immediatly a box pops up.
>
> the client could not establish a remote connection to the computer
>
> the most likely causes of this error are:
> 1) remote connections might not be enabled on the remote computer
> 2) the maximum number of connections was exceeded at the remote computer
> 3) a network error has occurred while establishing the connection
>
> This happens to all external servers but to internal sercer ok. Can ping
> the external servers
>
> Tried turning off firewall no difference. Latest pc this has happened to
> logged in as administrator still same prob. Done XP repair and reinstall.
> still no go.
>
> When reinstalling did before SP1 update and SP2 update, still wouldn't
> connect
>
> Friday we even had reports that a W98 pc is now experiancing this.
>
> In view of different sites and all different steps on an XP reinstall
> leading me to think it is a server windows update. However other pcs on
> the same network have no problem.... ;-)
>
> Found this and seems to be happening elsewhere
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Networking/Q_21043376.html
>
>
>
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