Remote Desktop Connection problem with multiple login attempts

Question

We have a common machine with Windows XP installed; anybody can remotely connect to it. The problem is when user called A is already connected to that machine remotely and doing something, if some other user B remotely connects to it user A is not warned that somebody else is trying to connect; the session simply gets disconnected and the other user takes control of the system. How do we resolve it ?

Requirements:

• Anybody can remotely connect to that machine
• If a user is already connected he should be warned and he has to say 'OK' or 'Cancel' so that the other user can connect
• If the logged in user allows the new user to connect, then the new user should see the same screens, basically the same session should be continued.

Answer 1

Try Real VNC. Here you can share screen. You can configure it to allow only single remote user at a time or multiple concurrent users.

It works up to XP & Windows 2003 & on LAN. (Need to buy paid version for Vista support). Also since its screen sharing, you get the same screen & the same session.

(NOTE: From Vista onwards, in RDC, the current remote logged-in user gets a prompt when another remote user tries to login.)

Answer 2

Would netmeeting remote desktop (included free with XP) be a solution?

Try typing 'conf' from the run box (without the quotes)

or look at this Microsoft KB Article

Answer 3

You can enable multiple concurrent connections using RDC. This might solve your problem; you can look over this article for more information.