Immediate logoff from remote desktop

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"Paul" <nlsoek04@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have a strange problem using remote desktop. I try to
> connect to my desktop using my laptop. If I try to logon
> the client accepts user/password, but procedes immediately
> to an automatic logoff.
>
> When I first logon locally on the desktop, and _then_ use
> the laptop to connect using remote desktop, it works fine.

This first surfaced with SP2. If you have an Nvidia video card, then update
to the latest driver from www.nvidia.com.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
rdhw@cam.ac.uk

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That gibes with my recollection that this issue predated SP2. It is
definitely connected with specific Nvidia driver versions, but I've never
seen those enumerated. It's nice to know that the newest from Nvidia cures
it--that's an easy fix to cite.

"Paul" <nlspek04@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Thanks Robin, that solved the problem. It has nothing to
> do with SP2 (don't use it yet), but upgrading to Nvidia
> driver version 61.77 fixed it.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>"Paul" <nlsoek04@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:305701c49e43$9a9e9ca0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> I have a strange problem using remote desktop. I try to
>>> connect to my desktop using my laptop. If I try to logon
>>> the client accepts user/password, but procedes
> immediately
>>> to an automatic logoff.
>>>
>>> When I first logon locally on the desktop, and _then_
> use
>>> the laptop to connect using remote desktop, it works
> fine.
>>
>>This first surfaced with SP2. If you have an Nvidia
> video card, then update
>>to the latest driver from www.nvidia.com.
>>
>>--
>>Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
>>rdhw@cam.ac.uk
>>
>>
>>.
>>