Remote Desktop Connection Will Not Launch in Windows XP

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Michael

I'm using a Windows XP machine that is accessing Windows Server 2003 via

RDP. When I launch the Windows RDP, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window

but the Remote Desktop Connection windows does not open and eventually mstsc

closes (disappear from the Task Manager window). When I launch RDP in the

command prompt, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window and the Remote Desktop

Connection window opens. After entering my credential and clicking the

Connect button, the Remote Desktop Connection window disappear but a terminal

session does not start. And, eventually mstsc closes.
 
WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or WinXP SP3?



If the latter...



You cannot connect to a remote computer or start a remote application when

you use Terminal Services Web Access or Remote Web Workspace on a Windows XP

SP3-based computer:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951607





Michael wrote:

> I'm using a Windows XP machine that is accessing Windows Server 2003 via

> RDP. When I launch the Windows RDP, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window

> but the Remote Desktop Connection windows does not open and eventually

> mstsc

> closes (disappear from the Task Manager window). When I launch RDP in the

> command prompt, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window and the Remote

> Desktop Connection window opens. After entering my credential and clicking

> the Connect button, the Remote Desktop Connection window disappear but a

> terminal session does not start. And, eventually mstsc closes.
 
I have additional information that I just recalled. When I ran Windows

updated, it upgraded Remote Desktop Connection to 6.0.6000 16386.



"Michael" wrote:



> I'm using a Windows XP machine that is accessing Windows Server 2003 via

> RDP. When I launch the Windows RDP, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window

> but the Remote Desktop Connection windows does not open and eventually mstsc

> closes (disappear from the Task Manager window). When I launch RDP in the

> command prompt, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window and the Remote Desktop

> Connection window opens. After entering my credential and clicking the

> Connect button, the Remote Desktop Connection window disappear but a terminal

> session does not start. And, eventually mstsc closes.
 
It is WinXP SP2.



I installedd Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 (952155). The client

application now works.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or WinXP SP3?

>

> If the latter...

>

> You cannot connect to a remote computer or start a remote application when

> you use Terminal Services Web Access or Remote Web Workspace on a Windows XP

> SP3-based computer:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951607

>

>

> Michael wrote:

> > I'm using a Windows XP machine that is accessing Windows Server 2003 via

> > RDP. When I launch the Windows RDP, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window

> > but the Remote Desktop Connection windows does not open and eventually

> > mstsc

> > closes (disappear from the Task Manager window). When I launch RDP in the

> > command prompt, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window and the Remote

> > Desktop Connection window opens. After entering my credential and clicking

> > the Connect button, the Remote Desktop Connection window disappear but a

> > terminal session does not start. And, eventually mstsc closes.


>

> .

>
 
Note: Support for WinXP (x86) SP2 ends on 13 July 2010. After that date,

computers running WinXP (x86) SP2 "will no longer receive software updates

from Windows Update" (i.e., Automatic Updates will not work and Windows

Update website will not be accessible) until SP3 has been manually

installed.



• What does it mean if my version of Windows is no longer supported?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/what-does-end-of-support-mean



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP...SP2 fully patched

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b





Michael wrote:

> It is WinXP SP2.

>

> I installedd Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 (952155). The client

> application now works.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> WinXP, WinXP SP1, WinXP SP2, or WinXP SP3?

>>

>> If the latter...

>>

>> You cannot connect to a remote computer or start a remote application

>> when

>> you use Terminal Services Web Access or Remote Web Workspace on a Windows

>> XP SP3-based computer:

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951607

>>

>>

>> Michael wrote:

>>> I'm using a Windows XP machine that is accessing Windows Server 2003

>>> via

>>> RDP. When I launch the Windows RDP, I see mstsc in the Task Manager

>>> window

>>> but the Remote Desktop Connection windows does not open and eventually

>>> mstsc

>>> closes (disappear from the Task Manager window). When I launch RDP in

>>> the

>>> command prompt, I see mstsc in the Task Manager window and the Remote

>>> Desktop Connection window opens. After entering my credential and

>>> clicking

>>> the Connect button, the Remote Desktop Connection window disappear but a

>>> terminal session does not start. And, eventually mstsc closes.


>>

>> .
 
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