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    Question Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Had an old XP desktop linked via remote desktop connection to Vista laptop. After upgrade to Vista SP2 on laptop, XP machine can no longer connect to Vista laptop via remote desktop. When you press connect nothing happens. No error, "connect" button just greys out for a few seconds and then just goes back like nothings happened. Can telnet vista laptop on port 3389. Has SP2 changed some firewall/remote desktop settings?

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Have you got the most up to date RDP client on XP? and have you configured everything to use the same/correct authentication protocol?

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Quote Originally Posted by BobF64 View Post
    Have you got the most up to date RDP client on XP? and have you configured everything to use the same/correct authentication protocol?
    Tbh I'm not sure, my mums IT person did it for her and it has worked fine till the update, no settings have been changed manually, so it can only be what the update has automatically changed?

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Find ip address of remote computer and type this instead of pc name.

    To find ip address:

    click Start/type cmd/type ipconfig

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Quote Originally Posted by fadsarmy View Post
    Find ip address of remote computer and type this instead of pc name.

    To find ip address:

    click Start/type cmd/type ipconfig
    Tired this, excactly the same thing happens. I typed the ip in the connect to computer box instead and the connect button just greys out for a second and then just returns like nothing has happened. Does the IP thing show its not a DNS problem? Anyone have any other ideas?

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Firewall settings? Or perhaps the connection has been changed to "more secure"?

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    Re: Remote Desktop Connection stopped working after Vista SP2

    Quote Originally Posted by Singh400 View Post
    Firewall settings? Or perhaps the connection has been changed to "more secure"?
    Disabled firewall and tried, excactly the same thing happened.

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