Remote Desktop - loses video signal

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I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I connect &
login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No keyboard or mouse
input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor appears in 'no video' mode.
When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I get the my desktop is locked msg
and then my remote session starts working.

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I applied the latest video and bios updates. I am using a IBM Netvista w/ a
NVIDIA Vanta video card. No improvement.

"Sooner Al" wrote:

> Have you checked to see if the video drivers are up to date?
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> "WesE" <WesE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I connect &
> > login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No keyboard or mouse
> > input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor appears in 'no video' mode.
> > When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I get the my desktop is locked msg
> > and then my remote session starts working.
>
>

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Changing the client video resolution or color doesn't help. I suspect my
problem is in the hardware or the video driver. On many systems you hear and
see an audible 'click' when the system change video modes. In this case I get
the 'click' but the new video mode doesn't show until I press the shift key -
to prompt it I assume.

The change in video mode I am referring to comes when system locks the
system because I am remoting in.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> WesE wrote:
> > I am having trouble with XP remote desktop. When I remote in I
> > connect & login fine but just get a blue screen - no desktop. No
> > keyboard or mouse input is accepted. Back on my desktop my monitor
> > appears in 'no video' mode. When I press the shift key to 'wake up' I
> > get the my desktop is locked msg and then my remote session starts
> > working.
>
> What video settings are you specifying in your RD client options? Try
> dumbing them down.
>
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