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Remote Desktop disconnecting

admin | March 31, 2010

A very strange problem: set up a brand new server, Windows Server 2008 clean install. Connecting from an XP SP3 client using Remote Desktop, connected OK but disconnected as soon as I moved the mouse. Checked the event log on the host, found an error Source: TermDD, Event ID: 56 – “The Terminal Server security [...]

Office Live Preview under Terminal Services

technomummy | June 18, 2009

When running Office 2007 through a remote desktop connection to a terminal server, I found that the Enable Live Preview option was greyed out and unavailable (e.g. in Excel 2007: Office button, Excel Options). The tooltip shows Previews have been automatically disabled based on Terminal Server settings, connection speed or animation settings on this machine. Extensive [...]