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RDP optimization (smooth scrolling issue)

I have Windows XP SP3, and Windows 7 machines acting as a server in my LAN. (it's only 100mbit LAN there is no WAN). The client is Linux with the latest FreeRDP 1.x just compiled. Here is the ...
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Is there a (free) way to set up remote desktop sharing without configuring the router?

I want to be able to access a linux machine at home from anywhere. I understand just enough about routers that I normally need some static ip address. I have read about DynDNS, and honestly do not ...
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RDP from VPN to one particular machine stopped working

I've been connecting to my work PC from home via a VPN and RDP for the past few years. A few days ago, my work PC suddenly became invisible from outside the network, even when connected to the VPN. ...
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Windows 7 Remote Desktop Session Can't Minimize from Full Screen [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Remote desktop minimize fails when in full screen (Windows 7 locally and remote) Before: I had Windows XP, with several RDC connectoids configured to go immediately to ...
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How to get a remote desktop server (RDP) to automatically SSH back to a connecting client?

I am trying to automate the process of connecting to a Windows machine via RDP and then initiating an ssh tunnel back to the client machine. The way I currently manually handle this: I log into the ...
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Realign Remote Desktop session icons to physical desktop's

Somehow, the desktop icons for a workstation that i frequently Remote-desktop into has been rearranged to the right side. I don't know how/when that happened, but only discovered when I minimised all ...
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How to enable remote desktop connection remotely [i need working variant]

I need to enable Remote Desktop Connection remotely.I've been spending a lot of days on internet trying to find out how can i do it but, here i am, with my last hope i will solve it.I've been trying a ...
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How to enable RemoteFX for a Windows 7 machine

I wanted to take advantage of the new "RemoteFX" feature. However, all the blogs are talking about having a Windows 2008R2 Server with SP1 and running a virtual macihne with RemoteFX. In my case, I ...
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Remote Desktop not loading Video Card Driver

I sometimes use my Windows 7 server box (running Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit) for development. Space on my desk is limited however so I like to use Remote Desktop to remote into it from my main ...
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Fedora using xcfe window manager for xrdp

I followed (roughly, since it's an earlier fedora version) the instruction here to set up my xrdp server on my Fedora 16 : ...
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Setting a subdomain to access home machine with windows remote desktop

I'm trying to remotely connect to home machine through Windows Remote Desktop (amongst other things, but this is currently my primary focus). I can do this fine using my home WAN's static IP (thank ...
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How to copy files through a Remote Desktop Connection over VPN

I need to connect to a client's server through VPN. I'm using Windows 7 but the VPN from the client is compatible only to Windows XP. I installed a VM (Windows XP) on my Windows 7. After I installed ...
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Terminal Server - Task Manager disapears Windows 2003 Server

A bit of a problem on our Server 2003 Windows, from time to time terminal server manager stops working and I couldn't see any active sessions, so I went over to task manager to see the ...
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Mouse does not work with Remote Desktop

I have a Win 7 64-bit Pro desktop that I am trying to run Remote Desktop on to connect to my Windows Home Server 2011 server. When I connect, my server's desktop is visible and I can see and move my ...
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how do you access and control ubuntu vps via desktop?

how do you control your webserver vps using a remote desktop? for example, I am on ubuntu, is it possible to control the ubuntu gui on the vps server? I've done it with windows server using the ...
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Windows scheduler - Tasks not running when user not logged in

I have Windows Server 2003, with schedules setup via Remote Desktop under one account. That account appears in the 'creator' column too. I have 'Run only if logged on' unticked. When I have logged ...
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What is the best remote desktop software for graphics apps?

I would like to set up a single PC for multiple users to use apps like photoshop for photography processing. I've tried giving other users access to my pc via remote desktop, but that approach didn't ...
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How can I right click in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection while in OS X

I have a MacBook Pro with a touchpad, and the only way I can figure out how to use the right click in my remote desktop session is by plugging in a mouse. Ctrl-click (what I usually use for right ...
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Remote connection with free sofware?

Times in times I have to connect to a computer in my company, actually, some computers, to give remote assistance. I was thinking about using teamviewer but it seems a little expensive for the company ...
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Most reliable remote desktop / VNC for Windows [closed]

Possible Duplicate: What's the best Remote Desktop Application? I would like to leave a solution on a friends Windows (XP/7) so I can easily help her remotely from my home (With a ...
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Unable to launch program on rdp connection

Client: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 mstsc.exe v6.1.7601.17514 Server: Windows Server 2008 Datacenter v6.0.6002 SP2 (Hosted on Amazon EC2) Terminal Services Configuration RDP-Tcp v6.1 Environment ...
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Users unable to logon to only one server in domain through RDP

Today one of my colleagues decided to try and free up some space by taking the entire users directory from our Windows Server 2008 R2 installation to another drive. This has caused the problem of ...
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remote desktop session: cannot see firefox windows

I tend to log in to my user session on Windows7 machine locally. However at times I do connect from remote location. The problem starts when I try to restore Firefox app window. I cannot see its ...
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General computer issue solving skills [closed]

Often times I'll have issues with a setup, only to find that it's some setting that I / some program tweaked a while back that was the cause. Is there a general approach to finding the issue? I ...
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How do I enable reboot in Windows 7 for Remote Desktop sessions?

I see that I lack the choice to reboot/shut down via the start menu when logged into Windows 7 via Remote Desktop, whereas it is present in Windows Server 2008 R2. Is there some setting in Windows 7 ...
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Copy/Paste (Clipboard like) functionality from a VNC desktop

I use TightVNC, RealVNC to access the Remote Linux(CentOS,Ubuntu) desktops by running a vncserver on the remote machine. When I connect to those servers from my Windows host: Can I use the ...
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How to remove all settings made by credssp [migrated]

Here is what happened: A few days ago, I enabled credSSP (Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role client) and have troubles ever since: My local IIS 7.5 that I use for development stopped working. As far as I ...
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Remote desktop windows 7 windows 2008

I'm trying to connect to Windows 2008 via Remote Desktop on Windows 7. I get the error message saying: "this computer can't connect to remote computer". The port is allowed in the firewall, remote ...
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vncviewer connection refused (61)

I have a root access to VPS (centos 6). I have installed VNCServer using this guide line http://tournasdimitrios1.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/how-to-setup-vnc-server-on-centos-5-x-fedora-11/ Everything ...
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Which application to use in Linux when the remote PC is Windows-based and behind a firewall and I need access?

I have a situation where I am in Europe and the remote PC is in USA. So my duty falls back always when my time is 1am and I need remote access to a new PC in USA for configuration and setup. They are ...
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Can RDP but not VNC a computer

I'm having problem with one computer on our network. I can RDP to it but not VNC. Windows Firewall is turned off. I tried uninstalling the version of VNC we were using and installing TightVNC but ...
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Windows Desktop Management [closed]

I have been offered a post in the Desktop Management team in my office. I really don't have an idea of what they are talking about. Can anybody please help me out in understanding what is Desktop ...
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Remote Desktop through multiple ssh tunnels (A - B - C)

I have 3 machines. Machine A which can access B, and B which can access C (which is a windows computer) How can I connect with remote desktop directly from machine A to C with ssh tunnel
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Remote desktop to a computer without screen

I have a laptop with Windows 7 and an older stationary with Windows XP. When I had a screen I set it up for use with remote desktop. I no longer have any screen, and used to connect to it using remote ...
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View I.P. Address of a connected remote user

This might be hard to explain so I'm going to try my best here... I have a computer that connects through a VPN tunnel and then uses remote desktop to gain access to another computer. I can go in ...
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How to make new GUI instance and start programs there in Windows?

When I want to start and use some GUI programs without actual GUI on GNU/Linux I use Xvfb. export DISPLAY=:10 Xvfb :10 -screen 0 1024x582x16 -nolisten tcp & sleep 2; myprogram; ... How to do ...
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Problems connecting to vrdp on VirtualBox

I'm running VirtualBox 4.1.6 on an Ubuntu 11.10 host machine. The extension pack is installed. The guest is Ubuntu 11.10 as well. I'm now trying to connect via vrdp to a vm that i created. I ...
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Remote Desktop Connection not showing menu bar in Linux Mint 12 Gnome 3

I have a Windows Vista host/Linux Mint 12 guest (via Virtual Box). The virtual box has 32MB of video RAM and remote desktop activited. When I log in from another Windows computer using Remote Desktop ...
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VNC tunnel via SSH connection

Here is the situation: Server 1 - I have direct SSH access to this machine. Server 2 - Can only be accessed via Server 1 (SSH). (Both Linux boxes.) Is there a way to set up direct VNC access to ...
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Changing file permissions for remote desktop connections

I frequently connect to a remote machine on Windows using Remote Desktop Connection. Both my local machine and the remote machine run Windows 7 64 bit Enterprise. I would like the remote machine to ...
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How to use Oracle VirtualBox' remote display feature?

I can't use Oracle VirtualBox remote display feature. I have host OS of Fedora 15 PAE. This OS is running Virtual Box with the same guest OS (Fedora 15). The network driver of virtual box is in ...
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remote desktop connection doesn't work while using vpn

I connect from my laptop to my wireless connection, run VPN to connect to my office's network, then try to use remote desktop connection to see my office's computer desktop. It always fails. Some ...
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Cheapest way to remote desktop [closed]

I was wondering what the cheapest way is for me to connect to a pc on my office network from my home. I know this can be done using a special router with VPN access, connecting to a static ip with ...
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Remote desktop (mstsc.exe) published through citrix cannot save credentials

We have published mstsc.exe (Remote Desktop) through Citrix. Currently, users can check the "Allow me to save credentials" box, but this saved credential does not persist across sessions. Since ...
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Create user to log in and share desktop in the background

Is it possible to create a user that will automatically log in in the background, and broadcast it's desktop on either VNC (Home Premium) or RDP (Ultimate)? I'm used to the modular and flexible ...
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How reboot computers in a LAN knowing the external IP only?

I know the external ip, like the provided by the ISP and the administrator account password. I need to restart one computer, but I don't know his local ip (given by the router), how can I reboot it ? ...
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How know who access me through Desktop Connection in Windows 7? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How reboot computers in a LAN knowing the external IP only? I install team viewer to help remotely the company where I work, but accidentally, I close the team viewer ...
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Windows Remote Desktop: “configuring remote session” closes without error

I have a desktop/laptop pair at home operating x64 Windows 7 (the desktop was upgraded from Windows Vista, works just fine). I remote desktop to them on a daily basis when outside. In recent weeks, I ...
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Remote control software that doesn't require the end user's input

When I worked at a large corporation a long time ago, their IT staff had a remote control solution that did not require the end user to enter a password, give a password, or anything else of that ...
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Misaligned active window capture in Remote Desktop

Recently I need to to do some reports by capturing the active window within Remote Desktop (mstsc.exe). The capture was done using Alt+PrintScreen but the resulting captured image is misaligned, 6 ...

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