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Application Only works in Console Session

I built a server 2003 VM to keep some legacy software limping a long. I want people to access it remotely over RDP. There's a hardware licensing key attached via parallel port for some design software. I can only get the application to launch when I connect to it via the console session. If I connect to it via standard remote desktop session, the application complains it cant find the hardware license key. Is there a way I can give all RDP users the same type of hardware access that the console session has?

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

Have you tried connecting to the console via RDP, or using third party applications, Log Me In Rescue, Teamviewer or VNC.

Console access via RDP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775475(v=ws.10).aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278845

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/01/04/mstsc-exe-no-more-console-switch-in-rdc-6-1.aspx

It would appear the application has not been designed for session based/RDP access.

XantrionInc

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I have not tried any alternative remote access applications. I was hoping to utilize simultaneous logins. There are 2 users who need to use this application.

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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