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RealVNC connections cause Windows Login

Hi experts,

It seems that RealVNC connections over 5900 series ports cause Windows XP to ask for Windows Login just after entering VNC password. How do I fix?

Sandeepraj

Under VNC server mode > vnc user settings > click on Desktop and select "Do Nothing"
under "When last client disconnect" and check out.

Regards
Sandeep raj

Freya28

i dont uinderstand. but you have a password set for the vnc session to connect, AND obviously you need a password to connect to the xp machine.

mikeleebrla

i don't get it either, there is nothing to 'fix' at all since that behavior is by design. Since you SHOULD have to enter a windows username/password to access a PC it is simply asking you for that.

VNC should have its own completely seperate authentication, which is asked first........then you log in to windows.

sow56091

ASKER

Quick clarification. User is logged in XP machine and typing word document. Now, I want to VNC to machine, so I connect, and authenticate. Then, his word document disappears and Windows asks him to log in, disconnecting my connection to his machine.

sow56091

ASKER

When I wrote, "so I connect, and authenticate," I meant VNC authentication only, not windows.

Freya28

that sounds reminiscent of how desktop RDP sessions work

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sow56091

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I'm using 4.1.1, which sounds like the problem, and I have Remote Desktop enabled. I've tried TightVNC 2.2.9, but the computer has two video cards and two monitors, so TightVNC, unlike RealVNC, just shows me 1 black screen, and I cannot do anything. I will try the newest version.