[VISTA] Re: [windows2000] /console dissappeared in Vista SP1

If I remember this correctly, this is a feature of the new RCP Client.  The
"server" end of the RDP protocol on Vista SP1 and 2008 needs you to use the
new client and this option.  You may use the new client with this option to
older "servers", and the client will translate it back to "console" for you
as necessary.

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Subject: [VISTA] Re: [windows2000] /console dissappeared in Vista SP1

You are correct it was changed to /admin in Vista SP1.  It does make more
sense and is less typing.
This is also pointed out in Mark Minasi's slide deck on Vista SP1 that he is
using for training that you can download at
*http://www.minasi.com/vistasp1.pdf* <http://www.minasi.com/vistasp1.pdf>



There is a LOT of good stuff in here so it is worth checking out.

Jim Kenzig

Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Terminal Services


On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Dan Manell <dan.manell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I came across this problem when I installed SP1 on my Vista machine and I
> suspect that more will encounter this as it also applies to Server 2008.
> So
> a heads up to those of you who haven't seen it yet.
>
> When I used /console as I normally do to connect to some of our servers I
> got the error "An unknown parameter was specified in computer name field".
> I
> googled it and found an explanation from the TS Team Blog. /console is
> replaced with /admin (go figure) and using /console will result in the
> error
> mentioned above or silently fail (Grrrrr!).
>
>
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/12/17/changes-to-remote-administration
> -in-windows-server-2008.aspx
>
> Well, despite all the moaning /admin works to connect to the console of a
> server 2003, even if it doesn't look like it at first. I tried it with a
> server I've had to connect to with /console before to configure the
> service
> running on it and it worked just fine. If I check Terminal Service Manager
> I'm not connected to the console session but I can get to the console
> service none the less.
>
> /Dan
>
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