configure RDP in XP Pro to not require a password?

[VirtualLarry]

I want to run my F@H GPU crunching box headless. I also want it to be able to auto-start, once I turn it on.

RDP says that I need a password to be able to login. But if I create a password, Windows will not auto-login my account, it will sit at the user account menu screen, waiting for my password.

Is there a way around this? Either by having windows auto-login with a password (TweakUI used to be able to do this, didn't it), or by allowing RDP to function, without a password? Does anyone know how to do the latter?


I also need to test whether or not logging in via RDP screws with the video drivers, in such a way that it cuts off access to the GPUs that are crunching.

 

[masteryoda34]

You cannot use RDP without a password. Microsoft did this for obvious security reasons.

Solutions:

1. Autologon, you should be able to get this to work. What version of windows are you running?

2. Use an alternate program like UltraVNC and leave the windows password empty.

 

[hanspeter]

You can save your rdp profile with your username and password. That should work.

You can edit the local policies and allow for blank passwords.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
I want to run my F@H GPU crunching box headless. I also want it to be able to auto-start, once I turn it on.

You can use srvany to make it into a service.

Is there a way around this? Either by having windows auto-login with a password (TweakUI used to be able to do this, didn't it), or by allowing RDP to function, without a password? Does anyone know how to do the latter?

Tweak UI still supports setting a login pw, so this would work as well.

I also need to test whether or not logging in via RDP screws with the video drivers, in such a way that it cuts off access to the GPUs that are crunching.

It should not, for lack of a better description the terminal service sessions are run in a virtual adapter.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: bsobel

I also need to test whether or not logging in via RDP screws with the video drivers, in such a way that it cuts off access to the GPUs that are crunching.

It should not, for lack of a better description the terminal service sessions are run in a virtual adapter.

Well, I tried it last night, and it does cut off access between the GPU clients and the GPU driver.
So RDP isn't going to work for me. I tried UltraVNC, finally got it up and running, but it lags. With "auto" settings (over gigE), it had almost a 10s lag updating the screen, but manually selecting RAW encoding and disabling compression, got me down to 1-2s lag. This is without the "mirror" driver loaded, because I heard that interferes with the GPUs the same way RDP does. But on the whole, it works, and it doesn't interfere.

 

[bsobel]

Well, I tried it last night, and it does cut off access between the GPU clients and the GPU driver.

Sorry Larry, read that backwards. What I meant is if the folding client is running as a service (via srvany), then connecting via rdp shouldn't affect its ability to use the gpu. I misread what you said and now realize you wanted to log into the account in question vs just another account on the box.

 

[stash]

Originally posted by: masteryoda34
You cannot use RDP without a password. Microsoft did this for obvious security reasons.

This is true by default, but easily changed through gpedit.msc-->computer config/windows settings/security settings/local policies/security options. I forget the exact policy, but it should be there.

 

[RebateMonger]

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