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Remote Desktop Console Lockout

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by abruzzo

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When a remote connection is established in Win XP Pro the local console is locked out by default. You see the welcome screen on the local monitor. I would like to see what the remote user is doing (view the desktop locally). Also I would like to know when the remote session is finished. If you double click on the user icon on the welcome screen the remote user is disconnected. I don't want to disconnect the rmote user but I can not tell when this user is finished. Any Idea how I can tell if the user is still connected and view what he is doing?

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by house

Third party software.
Symantec's PC Anywhere will allow you to remote with multiple connections. You will also be able to view the activity on the PC in real time.

by house

Hyena is another great program with VNC capabilities. We use this prog to manage permissions and other stuff too.

by choppit

As far as I know, the only way to achieve this is to initiate the remote session via a remote assistance request (email, messenger etc). Connection via the remote desktop (RDP) client works in exactly the way you describe. As suggested by the previous poster,one of the VNC variants can be used to achieve this.

http://www.realvnc.com
http://www.tightvnc.com

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