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Terminal Services discussions on WindowsForum.com cover a range of issues including missing components in Windows 11 builds, remote desktop connection errors, mapped drive problems in virtual XP mode, and configuration of color depth via registry. Users also troubleshoot network drive disconnections on Windows Server 2003, IP-based location printing in school networks, and domain share authentication failures from Windows 7. Common themes involve self-signed certificate creation failures, terminal server connection errors, and workarounds for legacy terminal services features in newer Windows versions.
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    Windows 11 build number 26200.8655 for win 11 home

    Hi all - newbie here I have a win 11 home pc I bought on 8/04/2026. it has build number 26200.8655. I have spent at least 30 hours over the last 2 days trying to set up a betterdesk server/rustdesk client scenario on it only to finally realise it is missing a whole heap of critical components...
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    IP Based Location Printing - Terminal's

    Hi all I'm new at this whole IP Based Location Printing thing... I'm currently managing a small school's network. They've got 3 printers on IP. All printers are shared via the domain PC (running the DC). One printer is in the Computer Lab, the other in the Staff Lab, and the other one in...
    • MafiaAndre
    • Thread
    • access control computer lab educational network group policy ip printing libraries location based network printer print restrictions printer deployment printer sharing printing staff lab student access terminal services vspace devices windows server
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  3. Dipanshu mahajan

    network drive get unmapped/disconnected when i log off my windows server2003

    whenever we login in windows server 2003 , network drive get disconnected .only if when we right click on shortcut of software installed in network drive it get again mapped. we have tried several tricks: net config server :autodisconnect =-1; net use \\conquesr-srv\v440 even than drive doesnot...
    • Dipanshu mahajan
    • Thread
    • autodisconnect batch file disconnect mapping network drive path issues software installation terminal services troubleshooting windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Windows 7 TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager Event ID: 1057: The relevant status code was Object already

    The computer is Windows 7 Professional 64-bit edition version 6.1 Build 7601 service pack 1. The computer is not in a domain environment. I believe this may be a security issue however I completed an in-place windows 7 upgrade to try and fix the problem but after all of the windows updates...
    • delar
    • Thread
    • admin policy certificate issues configuration connection manager debugging error error message event id in-place upgrade logs memory issues operational channel registry remote desktop security issues sfc scan ssl connections terminal services termsrv.dll windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 mapped drive not showing in dropdown in virtual XP mode

    I am running virtual XP mode in WIn 7. In XP I am able to map a drive G: that is from Win 7 mapped drive (Microsoft Terminal Services). Great, in Explorer you can see the mapped drive. I need to set up an ODBC connection to a database on that drive. No problem I thought. When I need to select a...
    • bubu678
    • Thread
    • bug report database drive selection explorer mapped drives odbc terminal services user inquiry virtual xp windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. Super Sarge

    Windows 7 XP Virtual change full screen default colour depth

    I do not know if this has been posted before. XP Virtual on an W7 machine default full screen is 16 bit colour. However with the following regedit you can change it to 24 bit colour for full screen. Virtual Regedt This edit will get XP in virtual mode to run in 24 bit color Go to this...
    • Super Sarge
    • Thread
    • 16 bit 24bit color depth dword full screen registry terminal services virtual machine windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Virtualization
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    Windows 7 Cannot browse Domain shares from Windows 7 Pro

    I installed Windows 7 on 2 machines that were formerly loaded with XP pro. They are part of an Domain with a Server 2003 Domain controller, 2 terminal servers, and a Linux File server. We are running AD, and the XP machines could browse to domain Shares on all the servers by Name. When I try...
    • gcross
    • Thread
    • active directory authentication connection issues dhcp domain domain issues file sharing firewall ip connectivity linux server network network discovery printer sharing server 2003 share terminal services troubleshooting upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Win XP Mode Failure

    After having set up XP in virtualisation mode and had it working more or less satisfactorily. Even got a USB soundcard working. I find today that after getting into it, a major programme would not launch. I launched a second one, which ran but which locked up and could not be stopped. Exit XP...
    • Cheemag
    • Thread
    • application error error message software issues system restore tech support terminal services usb audio virtualization windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...
    • flyingkiwi04
    • Thread
    • 64-bit error fix laptop legacy files pain protocol rdp remote desktop shadows support technical issues terminal services troubleshooting upgrade users windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 XBox Extender problems with Win 7

    Hi Searched all around...none of the solutions offered fixes my problem. Hope you can help. After entering the 8 digit code on my Windows 7 Ultimate PC in the extender setup, I get the "Configuration Error" "An error was encountered while configuring your computer for use with this Extender."...
    • puresoto
    • Thread
    • access denied administrator configuration connectivity error event log extender firewall hardware ip address media center network router services setup sonicwall streaming terminal services windows 7 xbox
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Missing Terminal Services Tab in User Properties After Active Directory Installation

    Hi Ive installed Active Direcotry all working on BUt the Terminal Services Tab is missing when going to a users properties??
    • HussainU
    • Thread
    • access control active directory configuration installation internet services terminal services user properties windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Terminal Services Through Edge Device

    Prior to upgrading to Windows 7 I would connect to my machine at home remotely. I have an edge device that I use forward port 3389 to a specific IP address on my LAN. I would simply use the Internet IP address from a remote location and the router would forward the port appropriately. Everything...
    • vahaus
    • Thread
    • edge devices firewall inbound rules network port forwarding remote access remote desktop terminal services troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Admin pack and exchange tools

    Does anyone know how I can view more tabs in the active directory mmc that comes witht he winows 7 admin pack?, especially the terminal services profiel tab? Also is there an exchange add-in that lets me view exchange details in the same mmc?
    • zaphod1979
    • Thread
    • active directory add-ins admin pack exchange tools it management mmc profile tab system administration terminal services windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 printing via terminal services

    My Windows 7 PC can't find a matching printer driver when I connect to my terminal server. Even when it looks like I have the exact same printer driver installed on both my Windows 7 PC and the terminal server, the printer does not show up in my RDP session. For example, I even downloaded...
    • ark007
    • Thread
    • driver compatibility laserjet printer drivers printing rdp remote printing terminal services vista compatibility windows 7 windows update
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Enable Sound on RDP

    How do I enable sound for remote desktop connections connecting to Windows 7? I found out how to do it in Windows Server 2003, by clicking Terminal Service Configuration in Administrator Tools, and turning sound on there. I can't find Terminal Service Configuration in Windows 7, and I can't...
    • auyhre
    • Thread
    • admin tools audio configuration network rdp remote access remote desktop sound terminal services windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Terminal services not listen on multple adapters

    have two adapters. 192.168.100.x 192.168.101.x can ping both sides (no separate nets) but ts only listens on the 100x adapter. any ideas?
    • robpit
    • Thread
    • adapter connection issues multiple adapters network terminal services troubleshooting windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Remote Desktop Protocol Error

    When i am remote desktoping to one of our terminal servers from windows 7 and then shadowing a users session as soon as i connect to the users session via Terminal Services Manager I get the following error: 'Because of a protocol error, this session will be disconnected. please try connecting...
    • andrewljones2000
    • Thread
    • protocol error remote access remote desktop session disconnect terminal server terminal services troubleshooting user shadowing windows 7 windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Understanding Remote Access Options with Windows Vista Business Edition

    I'm thinking of buying a new pc with window's vista on it to use the remote access features when I'm traveling. But from the stuff on the site it is not clear to me if I will be able to access the desktop with just one pc setup with the business edition. It appears I will need more perhaps a...
    • DanP
    • Thread
    • business edition computer setup desktop access gotomypc longhorn remote access server terminal services travel windows vista
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Networking