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remote desktop connection to resume a task

Currently I use RDP to connect from my desktop (XP Pro) to one of my seven 2003 servers. This works fine in most cases, but not when I want to "resume" something on the server that was originally started by actually walking to the server and launching something. When I RDP in it almost seems like I am getting in on a second session, and I cannot see what is actually going on locally. I have a vague memory of reading something somewhere that addressed this situation, and it didn't use any third party software like VNC or PCAnywhere. The solution was built into XP. Can anybody shed light on this?
thanks experts...
-Bob

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Nitin Gupta

Hi,
It seems your Disconnected Sesion is getting logged off after sometime
"Logoff closes the user's applications and releases the session and resources allocated to the user whereas Disconnect leaves the applications running, and is more similar to the user locking their workstation and walking away (okay, maybe more like the user unplugging their monitor and keyboard too) /...... Depending on your TS configuration, a disconnected session may
automatically log off after a period of time."
Follow this link to correct it ::: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737518.aspx
Thanks
Nitin

Nitin Gupta

I re read the querstion....you will have to actually log on to the COnsole....
mstsc /console
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Nitin

Tonie16

You can create a custom mmc, with Remote Desktops.
Then add server names, right click properties, select tick Connect to console.

bobrossi56

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yes, this was it..my memory has been jogged.
thanks so much,
-Bob