I have a remote XP Pro workstation that is to be used non-interactivelly as a
"reader board". I need to log on remotely, open a program, then disconnect
without leaving the screen locked as is usual with RDP. That is, I want the
screen I see before logging off to appear locally when I log off. I don't
know if any way to do this over RDP. Is there a way to do this, or can
someone suggest a third-party product that will allow me to do this?

Brian wrote:
> I have a remote XP Pro workstation that is to be used
> non-interactivelly as a "reader board". I need to log on remotely,
> open a program, then disconnect without leaving the screen locked
> as is usual with RDP. That is, I want the screen I see before
> logging off to appear locally when I log off. I don't know if any
> way to do this over RDP. Is there a way to do this, or can someone
> suggest a third-party product that will allow me to do this?

Autologon and reboot with a startup item of whatever that program is?

Is this "user" you are remotely connected as already logged in?
If so - you can 'push' the console session back to the 0 (in front of)
session.

command line:

tscon 0 /dest:console

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Perfect. Thank you. I had thought of the reboot/auto-logon, but your other
option is what I was looking for, and it works perfectly. Typically, I would
be the one to log on (remotely) to configure the settings & start the
program, then disconnect this way to leave the PC running.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > I have a remote XP Pro workstation that is to be used
> > non-interactivelly as a "reader board". I need to log on remotely,
> > open a program, then disconnect without leaving the screen locked
> > as is usual with RDP. That is, I want the screen I see before
> > logging off to appear locally when I log off. I don't know if any
> > way to do this over RDP. Is there a way to do this, or can someone
> > suggest a third-party product that will allow me to do this?
>
> Autologon and reboot with a startup item of whatever that program is?
>
> Is this "user" you are remotely connected as already logged in?
> If so - you can 'push' the console session back to the 0 (in front of)
> session.
>
> command line:
>
> tscon 0 /dest:console
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>