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With Windows XP, if you are logged in to an administrator account, everything is run as admin. &nbsp;UAC is what changed this behavior in Vista and newer.<br />
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Have you tried running the command without /admin?<br />
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Also, is Windows XP up to date and does it have the newest Terminal Services Client installed?
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With Windows XP, if you are logged in to an administrator account, everything is run as admin.  UAC is what changed this behavior in Vista and newer.

Have you tried running the command without /admin?

Also, is Windows XP up to date and does it have the newest Terminal Services Client installed?

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Try the following<br />
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mstsc /v:&lt;server addr&gt; /admin<br />
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Supported on XP Pro
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Try the following

mstsc /v:<server addr> /admin

Supported on XP Pro

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@tlrjohn:<br />
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I tried that using the name of the TS gateway I connect with. &nbsp;It still pops up the big parameter dialogue.<br />
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@johnb6767:<br />
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Tried that using the TS gateway server name but it fails to connect.<br />
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I notice in WinXP, the RDC program doesn't have an advanced tab for entering in a TS gateway. &nbsp;Is that not supported in XP? &nbsp;Is there something else I can use?
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@tlrjohn:

I tried that using the name of the TS gateway I connect with.  It still pops up the big parameter dialogue.

@johnb6767:

Tried that using the TS gateway server name but it fails to connect.

I notice in WinXP, the RDC program doesn't have an advanced tab for entering in a TS gateway.  Is that not supported in XP?  Is there something else I can use?

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Perfect. &nbsp;Just what I needed.
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In Vista, I can click Start | Run and type in:<br />
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mstsc /admin<br />
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to bring up remote desktop connection app. &nbsp;When I do this in XP, it freaks out. &nbsp;I get a big dialogue box suggesting various parameters:<br />
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Usage<br />
Remote Desktop Connection<br />
MSTSC [&lt;Connection File&gt;] [/v:&lt;server.....<br />
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Any ideas what is the difference and is there a way to /admin in XP like I can in Vista?
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In Vista, I can click Start | Run and type in:

mstsc /admin

to bring up remote desktop connection app.  When I do this in XP, it freaks out.  I get a big dialogue box suggesting various parameters:

Usage
Remote Desktop Connection
MSTSC [<Connection File>] [/v:<server.....

Any ideas what is the difference and is there a way to /admin in XP like I can in Vista?

How to use Remote Desktop in XP

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.

Windows Vista

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.