Unable to connect to XP PC using Terminal Services Manager

[Adrian]

I am trying to remotely control a Windows XP (SP2) using Terminal Services
Manager from a Windows 2003 server. Although I can see the PC in Terminal
Services Manager I get a message saying 'You could not be authentificated on
this server'.

I have changed the DWord for TSAdvertise and TSEnabled to 1, switched off
the firewall and added myself to the local group of Remote Users. I can
connect to it using the RDP client.

We have 3 other XP machines that we can connect to via the Terminal Services
Manager with no problem.

Any advice most welcome.

Adrian

 

[Adrian]

"Adrian" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f704lf$5qv$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>I am trying to remotely control a Windows XP (SP2) using Terminal Services
>Manager from a Windows 2003 server. Although I can see the PC in Terminal
>Services Manager I get a message saying 'You could not be authentificated
>on this server'.
>
> I have changed the DWord for TSAdvertise and TSEnabled to 1, switched off
> the firewall and added myself to the local group of Remote Users. I can
> connect to it using the RDP client.
>
> We have 3 other XP machines that we can connect to via the Terminal
> Services Manager with no problem.
>
> Any advice most welcome.
>
> Adrian

Any ideas anyone?

 

[Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]]

You need to add your user account to XP's local administrators group to be
able to connect remotely with Terminal Services Manager (TSAdmin.exe).
Also, on the XP machine, please verify:
1. registry key
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\AllowRemoteRPC is set
to 1. A reboot maybe required if you change this setting.
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal
Server\fDenyTSConnections is set to 0.
3. Disable "Force Guest" logon. goto to local security pololicy
(secpol.msc)->Security Settings->Local Policies->Security Options->Network
access: Sharing and security model for local accounts, set to "Classic"

On the machine that runs tsadmin.exe,
1 Make sure key manager does not contain the XP machines name, goto
Control panel->Stored User Names and Passwords. (Alternate way to access
this is with cmdkey.exe command line)

Thanks
Soo Kuan


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"Adrian" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f704lf$5qv$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>I am trying to remotely control a Windows XP (SP2) using Terminal Services
>Manager from a Windows 2003 server. Although I can see the PC in Terminal
>Services Manager I get a message saying 'You could not be authentificated
>on this server'.
>
> I have changed the DWord for TSAdvertise and TSEnabled to 1, switched off
> the firewall and added myself to the local group of Remote Users. I can
> connect to it using the RDP client.
>
> We have 3 other XP machines that we can connect to via the Terminal
> Services Manager with no problem.
>
> Any advice most welcome.
>
> Adrian
>
>
>