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RDP screen turns black after minimizing and restoring

I'm using Windows 7 and when I remote into a desktop and minimize the screen, when I return to the screen it is completely black. It hasn't timed out or lost it's connection because as I click on each item on the screen it comes back rather than remaining all black.


In build 7000 of Windows 7 I never had this happen but I'm having the issue in 7068. I don't really think this is a problem unique to Windows 7 however but I could be wrong.


Has anybody experienced this before? What did you do to resolve the issue?
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Just a note...I was able to confirm that the issue is not related to Windows 7 because when I RDP into a different box the issue no longer exists.

This also seems to let us know that the issue is on the host box and not the client. Any idea what I need to change on the host or is this simply because of a poor connection?
i a bandwith connection saver issues.
i have used other remote desktiop software and they have the same issue.
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What kind of connecting are you on?  LAN?  Dial Up?  DSL?  Cell Card?  Cable?  
The connection on my side is pretty fast. It's a corporate environment and I know I've downloaded things at speeds up to 20 MB/s before.


However, I'd imagine if this is a connection issue that it's likely on the other side as it's crossing a big pond (the Atlantic) before reaching the client.
Is this the first time you've used RDP to this location or has it been fine until today?
It's been fine until today, I've been connecting to this particular site for the past week or two and haven't experienced this problem before.
And the issue is consistent with every time the RDP window is minimized then restored?  Sorry for the seemingly redundant questions.  I just want to make sure I know everything going on before I pretend I know what to tell you. :)
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I'm sure one of those will work. I'll give them a try tomorrow and award points once I figure out which one it was.


Thanks for your diligence!
Meh... I'm an alcoholic and I hate my dog, so I just sit at work and play on E-E when it's time to go home.

Just kidding.  Actually, I've been very rusty on a lot of the things I "used" to remember.  I came here seeking answers to a lot of questions, and now I find it to be good exercise to research these odd scenarios.  Ultimately, I will become a god with E-E, or on the other hand, I may become a complete failure and self proclaimed god who suffers the internet disease.

>:o  NERD RAGE

Yea... beers good luck, brotha.
The bitmap caching and changing the display from 32-bit to 16-bit did the trick, thanks for your help.

Enjoy the brew, hopefully it's a good one.
Heinekin!  :)