/console switch does nothing since Vista SP1

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Mark Barnes (Jao)

Hi

Since I installed Vista SP1 the /console switch no longer lets me log into
the RDP server console. I just get another session created.

Anyone else get the same?

Cheers

J
 
use /admin switch insted of /console

"Mark Barnes (Jao)" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Since I installed Vista SP1 the /console switch no longer lets me log into
> the RDP server console. I just get another session created.
>
> Anyone else get the same?
>
> Cheers
>
> J
 
Aha, a change for the sake of change.

Cheers working now, just got 80 ish shortcuts now to update.
 
Mark Barnes (Jao) <MarkBarnesJao@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Aha, a change for the sake of change.
>
> Cheers working now, just got 80 ish shortcuts now to update.

Check out Visonapp Remote Desktop Manager (free) - it rocks when you have a
lot of machines to remotely manage.
 
Not just for the sake of change.
Since the console session on Vista and Windows 2008 is not an
interactive session anymore, the /console flag to mstsc became an
inappropriate name.

Here's more info:

947723 - Changes to remote administration in Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947723

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<MarkBarnesJao@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 25 mar 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Aha, a change for the sake of change.
>
> Cheers working now, just got 80 ish shortcuts now to update.
 
I can understand that this is not a change for the sake of change. However
this is still poorly executed. MS should have made it more VISIBLE in XP
SP3. I think the deployment of it was poorly communicated. If you google
the console switch a lot of posts come up talking about this. Even after
reading the white papers and other docs, the place I found the info I was
looking for is in the Server 2008
info...http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947723




"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Not just for the sake of change.
> Since the console session on Vista and Windows 2008 is not an
> interactive session anymore, the /console flag to mstsc became an
> inappropriate name.
>
> Here's more info:
>
> 947723 - Changes to remote administration in Windows Server 2008
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947723
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWFyayBCYXJuZXMgKEphbyk=?=
> <MarkBarnesJao@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 25 mar 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > Aha, a change for the sake of change.
> >
> > Cheers working now, just got 80 ish shortcuts now to update.
>
 
Yes, I agree that it would have been better to either support both
the /console and the /admin flag, or pop-up a warning when the
/console flag is used, explaining that it has been changed to the
/admin flag.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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<super_e916@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 04 jun 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I can understand that this is not a change for the sake of
> change. However this is still poorly executed. MS should have
> made it more VISIBLE in XP SP3. I think the deployment of it
> was poorly communicated. If you google the console switch a lot
> of posts come up talking about this. Even after reading the
> white papers and other docs, the place I found the info I was
> looking for is in the Server 2008
> info...http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947723
>
>
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Not just for the sake of change.
>> Since the console session on Vista and Windows 2008 is not an
>> interactive session anymore, the /console flag to mstsc became
>> an inappropriate name.
>>
>> Here's more info:
>>
>> 947723 - Changes to remote administration in Windows Server
>> 2008 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947723
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWFyayBCYXJuZXMgKEphbyk=?=
>> <MarkBarnesJao@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 25 mar 2008
>> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Aha, a change for the sake of change.
>> >
>> > Cheers working now, just got 80 ish shortcuts now to update.
 
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