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  1. MS11-065 - Important: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Denial of Service (257022

    Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (August 9, 2011): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an affected system received a sequence of specially...
  2. You cannot create a remote desktop session as an administrator when Autologon is enabled in Windows

    Describes a problem in which you receive an error message when you try to create a remote desktop session as an administrator when Autologon is enabled in Windows Server 2008. A workaround is provided. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 RDP disconnect in Windows 7 seems to be Firewall related

    Hi, I have some users who RDP to their desktops from their home PC's (CISCO VPN Client connects first) to work out of hours and also connect to their desktops whilst in meetings etc (from within the corporate network). When we were on XP this worked flawlessly with users staying connected as...
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    Windows 7 Ethernet speeds suddenly VERY VERY slow

    I've been using an old MSI Wind PC as a home server and yesterday, something odd happened. Suddenly, pretty much out of nowhere, my ethernet connection became really slow to the point where even streaming a file via a SMB share or logging in via RDP was arduous and close to impossible. I've...
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    Windows 7 Unable to ping or RDP to windows 7 from XP

    Hoping someone can help I have 2 laptops both running widows 7 pro and enterprise and a desktop running windows CP pro service pack 3. I am unable to ping and of course remote to the Windows 7 laptops from the XP desktop. I have enabled RDP in the setting on all PC's. Any advise?
  6. Windows 7 Remote Desktop problems affecting a specific Windows user

    Bit if an odd one I'm hoping to get some help with... I'm running Win 7 Ultimate x64 and have been for some time now on this particular machine. I use remote desktop to access the machine from elsewhere and it's always worked fine up until recently (late March/Early April). There was a single...
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    Windows 7 Block IE Access

    I have a different setup in that I have two Windows 7 Pro machines in a workgroup. One machine RDP’s into the other. I need to block IE access on both PC’s still allowing RDP access. I know I can rename the executable and I think there may be a way to block port 80 in the windows firewall but...
  8. MS11-017 - Important: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Client. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate Remote Desktop configuration (.rdp) file located in the same network folder as...
  9. Microsoft confirms build 7601.17514.101119-1850 is Windows 7 SP1 RTM

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has officially stated that build 7601.17514.101119-1850 is the final RTM version of Windows 7. Link Removed - Invalid URL earlier on Wednesday that the software giant is planning to release Windows 7 SP1 on February 22...
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    Windows 7 Extra "Z" drive to Temp Folder during RDP Connection

    New to the forums but I have no clue what is going on here... I am using Win 7 Pro x32. When I use RDP to connect to another computer, I noticed that on the remote computer (sometimes) as well as on my local machine (always), it creates a "Z:" drive. It isn't like a mapped network drive though...
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    Windows 7 Remote desktop connection

    I have a desktop and a laptop at home both running 7 Pro that I setup RDP on so I can log into them from work. The laptop got the standard port 3389 and the desktop I had to assign another port. The laptop connection works just fine from my Android phone and from my work computer, but I can't...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 RDP Issue

    SO I have a laptop with Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I am attempting to connect to my work computer which runs XP. I am currently connected to my work VPN and am trying to use RDP and I cannot get it to connect. Please help.
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    Windows 7 W7 Rdp & Mstcp

    Hi all, I have encountered a problem that I cannot fix..... First of all running W7 Pro Trying tp get into the network at my wife's employer. Go to their web site and get logged in. Then go to their remote desktop connection and the tunnel gets created. When the system goes to launch...
  14. Windows 7 Incredibly slow file sharing, all other networking fine

    This is a weird one... I have W7 x64 Ultimate on 10.10.10.2, connected via a switch to 10.10.10.1, my internet gateway running XP x32 SP3 (etc etc). Both machines are in the same workgroup, etc, and the private connection has NO firewalling at either end. I have uninstalled connection strangling...
  15. What's New in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

    This article is a great in-depth look at what's new in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The release of SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 will coincide with the release of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Besides the expected roll-up of all previous released updates to Windows Server 2008...
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    Windows 7 Concurrent RDP sessions on windows 7 enterprise

    Hi people, Mod's - if there is a better forum for this, please feel free to re-locate the thread. Does anyone know how to set up concurrent RDP sessions on a windows 7 enterprise machine? There are hacks which allow you to do it on other versions of windows 7 (proffessional/ultimate/etc) -...
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    Windows 7 Issues with RDP/VNC onto Windows 7 machines

    All of us in our office are running Windows 7 machines attached to an AD domain. If one of us attempts to use VNC or RDP to connect to another worker's machine it will not permit us to log in using our own credentials. However, I can RDP my work machine (through VPN) from home as I'm logging...
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    Windows 7 rdp protocol error 64 bit

    I am having that painfull issue with RDP protocol error when shadowing another user in Terminal services. On my old laptop I simply followed the guide to swap the old Vista mstsc etc and all worked well. Last week I upgraded my laptop and it has Win 7 64 bit and the fix doesnt work. Have any...
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    Windows 7 intermittent problem with RDP over IPSEC Lan2LAN VPN

    Hello, I think somebody should have encountered this but somehow i can't find a relative thread or document regarding our problem. Let start with a network layout. In our company network we have 3 gateways. Default gateway is a ISA 2006 server. We don't use the isa client so we're all Secure...
  20. Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 Closing the Gap between Physical and Virtual Desktops

    While Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will not be a major upgrade to the RTM version, the evolution of the operating system is designed to close the gap between physical and virtual desktops, as far as Microsoft is concerned. Service Pack 1, which will be delivered as a single package for both Windows...