Remote Desktop + Shared Session

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

You might look at the shadow functionality and see if that works for you...

http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;279656

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<Martyn.Jones.Uk@Ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:1121077678.293737.299200@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi
>
> Is it possible to configure Remote Desktop (XP Machines) so that two
> people can view the screen?
>
> It must be possible because if you go via help & support, the remote
> assistance offered there does allow you to take control of a PC and
> allow the host user to see what is going on.
>
> I was just wondering if it was possible to do this via the standard
> remote desktop.
>
> The issue I have is that when working from home I can connect to most
> servers and PC's. I need someway of configuring remote desktop without
> installing software or going via the help and support route.
>
> Martyn
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?)

How is the 'Shadow' functionality any help? You still need to create a new
RDP session to the XP client which means the screen is locked to the user at
the client end...

May as well just create a direct RDP session anyway.

Why won't MS allow administrators to connect to an existing session through
RDP without the user having to OK it? It must be the most requested feature
on these newsgroups by far...

"Jeffrey Randow (MVP)" wrote:

> It will work as long as there is a spare Windows XP machine that isn't
> being used OR a Windows 2003 Server. You have to be connected to a
> remote desktop session before you can shadow over to a different
> console/session.
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> Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking MVP)
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>
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:20:05 -0500, "Sooner Al [MVP]"
> <SoonerAl@somewhere.net.invalid> wrote:
>
> >You might look at the shadow functionality and see if that works for you...
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279656
>
>