[THIN] Re: Desktop Lock BUG on WindowsXP - confirmed
- From: "Mark Verhagen" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:40:38 -0600
Citrix Support just called to confirm this is a bug and have ensured me that
it will be fixed in the next client release. Thanks for anyone who thought
about testing this for me :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Verhagen" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: [PossibleSpam] [THIN] Desktop Lock BUG - please confirm
> I'm working with a medium Citrix client who wishes to use Citrix
> applications and sessions set to 'Percentage of Screen' = 100% to maximize
> the desktop real estate while honoring the desktop taskbar. The client is
> using Windows XP Pro with ICA client 6.3, 7.1 and 8.0. The connect to MF
XP
> FR-2, FR-3 and MPS 3.0 farms.
>
> The problem is that when they lock the workstation and unlock it, there is
> now scrollbars on the ICA session. Maximizing the session resizes it back
> but this is a headache for 1200+ users. Setting the session to 99 also
> produces better but mixed results - anything less will defeat the
purpose...
> We can reproduce this with any Windows XP client except on a tablet PC (it
> never exhibits the problem), but if we use a Windows 2000 client we don't
> see the problem.
> After calling Citrix support, they tried it on their own desktops and
found
> the same problem with Windows XP and not with Windows 2000.
> All things appear to point to some difference between Windows XP and
Windows
> 2000 and are not Citrix specific (server or client).
>
> Can I ask anyone willing to attempt to further validate this theory to try
> the following -
>
> 1. Connect to a session or application set to 100% with a Windows XP
> client - lock and unlock your desktop.
> 2. Connect to a session or application set to 100% with a Windows 2000
> client - lock and unlock your desktop.
>
> Did your session or application get scrollbars under each scenerio?
>
> Thanks for your input and I'll keep you posted to whatever Citrix support
> responds with,
>
> MV
>
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