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Unable to remote into Windows Server 2003 server.

I have a Windows 2003 Enterprise Server that I use for various tasks.

Well I came in this morning to remote into the server, and it says...

"This computer can't connect to the remote computer."

I tried pinging the server to verify it is up, and I get a response.

I tried to remote using the IP, same thing...

I tried to remote using :3389 at the end, same thing.

I opened the services.msc from my PC, and connected to the server. I see the Terminal Server service has started. I also see that the firewall is off, which is fine.

I need to find a way to remote into the Server. I can't just hold the power button down because of possible data corruption. I have no way to log into the server locally.

How can I remedy this issue?

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Run Regedit and go to File|Connect Network Registry.
Connect to the problem server.
Browse to the key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon on the remote machine.
If the string value WinStationsDisabled is set to anything other than 0, change it to 0.

If that doesn't help you could try rebooting the machine by running shutdown -m \\<computername> -r -f -t 0

Drakin030

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I looked in the registry, but that value was set to zero.

I also restarted the server, but I receive the same error.

Qlemo

Did you check whether the RDP feature is enabled in System control applet?

Drakin030

ASKER

How can I verify that?

I mean I've always been able to remote into it before, it just so happens that this morning, the server won't let me.

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Drakin030

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fDenyTSConnections was set to 1

Changed it back, and that fixed it. Awesome find dude.

Thanks!