Remote Desktop not working

[Patt]

Hi Guys,

I've got Remote Desktop enabled on my primary machine (or at least I think I do), but I can't make a connection to it.

The target machine is Win XP Pro SP3 ... firewall disabled, and Remote Desktop turned on.

The connecting machine is Win XP Media Center SP3 (laptop), and can currently connect happily enough to another Win XP Pro machine with no problems.

Same workgroup, same user connecting. Can access shared folders with no problems.

I get no error message, just won't connect whether I use the DNS name or the IP address. Instantly pops back to the RDP connection dialog.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Gillbot]

windows firewall off?

 

[drebo]

There was a thread about this a few weeks ago. It's a video driver issue.

Here's the thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...332124&highlight_key=y

 

[Absolution75]

Do you have a password set up for your user account? Remote desktop won't work unless your username has a password.

 

[Patt]

Damned if you weren't right drebo ... upgraded my NVIDA drivers, and everything works perfectly now. Thank you very much!