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I was testing a light-weight XFCE Linux desktop that could be used as a front end for users accessing our terminal servers.“  I wanted a way to test it off-site but didn’t want to go through the hassle of setting… Read More »Multiple Remote Desktop connections on Windows XP

Users were complaining about getting a Java update pop up window every time they logged into a terminal session.“  I had pushed out the appropriate registry settings via GP to prevent this on the desktops, but obviously something special needed… Read More »Disabling Java Automatic Updates on a Windows 2008 Terminal Server

This is one that stumped me for a couple of years when the schools I worked for switched from macs to Windows machines.“  I loved the ability to use Remote Desktop to control machines.“  The problem I frequently ran into… Read More »How to restart Windows from a Remote Desktop session

Logging into the Windows 2003 Server felt like“  Zaphod Beeblebrox trying to fly Mr Hotblack Desiato’s spaceship: “Every time you try to operate on of these weird black controls that are labelled in black on a black background, a little… Read More »All-Black logon screen on Windows 2003

I’ve got a user who was experiencing repeated issues printing PDFs to his HP 1022n printer.“  About every 5-10 days,printing would grind to a halt, and the Print Spooler would repeatedly crash.“  Usually a restart of the computer (or the… Read More »Printing PDFs with a HP 1022n