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[THIN] MSTerminalServices.org - January 2007 Newsletter

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:17:10 -0600

MSTerminalServices.org Newsletter of January 2007
Sponsored by: 2X Software
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In this issue:
What's up?
KB Articles of the Month
Ask our MVPs!
Learning Zone
New kid on the block
Rumours on the SBC Space

Welcome to the MSTerminalServices.org newsletter! Each month we will bring you
interesting and helpful information on MS Terminal Services and server based
computing. We want to know what all *you* are interested in hearing about.
Please send your suggestions for future newsletter content to:
SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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1. What's up?
Stefan Vermeulen, Terminal Server MVP and Citrix CTP

Hi there!

Everybody survived the New Year I hope, and it's back to the SBC routine! This
newsletter is the first one in 2007 and I hope there will be many more to come.
The TerminalServices.org website is on full speed with a great list of writers
providing you with excellent material on an almost weekly basis. Make sure to
check out Jason's blog(http://blogs.msterminalservices.org/) to be updated
immediately on what's going on in SBC land.

The list of sessions for Briforum
2007(http://www.briforum.com/us/2007/sessions.aspx) is here. Just to give you
an indication, here is a section about Terminal Server sessions they are giving:

- Overview and Update on Terminal Server for Windows Server Codenamed Longhorn
- Terminal Server Internals
- Web-based Longhorn TS Access: The Final Frontier
- Inside the OS: Windows Cache Manager
- The Excruciating Detail of the Longhorn Server Logon / Logoff Process

You will find me there also, talking about printing and all that comes with it.

That's all for now!

Catch you later!

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2. KB Articles of the Month

Here are some interesting and useful Terminal Services related articles posted
by Microsoft in the last month:

Applications may not run correctly in a Terminal Services environment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/840342/en-us

You cannot use a keyboard shortcut that uses the ALT GR key in a Terminal
Services session that connects to a Windows Server 2003-based terminal server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926934/en-us

A Terminal Services client may be unable to connect to a Terminal Services
license server that is installed on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926935/en-us

How to redirect the default printer of a Terminal Services client to a Windows
Server 2003 Terminal Server session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911913/en-us

The sizes of the working sets of all the processes in a console session may be
trimmed when you use Terminal Services to log on to or log off from a computer
that is running Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905865/en-us

FIX: The Terminal Services service stops responding in Windows Server 2003 and
you receive an "The RPC service is unavailable" error message when you try to
connect to the terminal server by using the Remote Desktop Connection program
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883670/en-us

Error message when you log off from a Terminal Services session on a Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1-based terminal server: "Stop 0x000000AB
SESSION_HAS_VALID_POOL_ON_EXIT"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910362/en-us

You receive a "Stop 0x000000ab" error message when you log off from a Terminal
Services session on a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based terminal server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907242/en-us

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3. Ask our MVPs a question

This is simple and straight forward: shoot us your TS/Citrix question and we
will get some of the top Terminal Services MVPs together and get you an answer,
from everyone?s point of view! The best question of the month will be published
here with all the answers from these guys. Just email us at
SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

QUESTION: Hello Stefan,

Dear Stefan, I have this pesky application that does not work correctly on my
terminal server. How can I fix this?

Regards, Pesky Peter.

ANSWER: Dear Peter,

Without a detailed explanation on what goes wrong that's difficult to answer.
To give you some starting pointers, here is what you could do:

-Google for your problem. If the application is a generally used one there is a
good chance that somebody else encountered the same thing, and maybe somebody
already fixed it.
-Contact the vendor who sold or created the product. Many of them officially
"do not support the usage on Terminal Server" but often have documentation or
knowledgebase articles on how to bypass or fix the problem.
-Post your problem with EXACT wording on the public MS newsgroup and in various
forums specialized in SBC out there. It may take quite some time, and you may
end up needing to learn to use some analyzing tools if the issue is really
deep, but keep in mind that the SBC community out there is extremely keen on
fixing anything they can get their hands on.

It may take some time, but it's certainly worth it in the end.

Cheers!

4. Learning Zone

Terminal Services CAL Allocation Process (Part 1)
http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/Terminal-Services-CAL-Allocation-Process-Part1.html
Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; section - Licensing
In this article Michel describes exactly how the TS CAL process works in
various environments. A must read to make sure you never end up in licensing
hell.

The Microsoft Application Compatibility Tools (Part 1)
http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/Microsoft-Application-Compatibility-Tools-Part1.html
Date - Jan 17, 2007; Author - Rick Mack; section - Articles and Tutorials:
Management tools
In this article Rick talks about tools you can use to check your applications
for being Terminal Server compliant. In this article he starts off with The
Application Verifier.

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5. New kid on the block

No, not the pop group. This month I want to share some resources that are out
there with you. Most of you will have a large collection of bookmarks to
websites providing information about SBC. For those of you just starting to get
interested in SBC, I want to share with you my collection of favorites and my
comments on them.

http://www.msterminalservices.org(http://www.msterminalservices.org/)
One of the biggest resources and content out there. Established in 2005, so how
did they do it? They took over the former thethin.net website, and with that
came a huge history on SBC, as thethin.net was one of the first websites out
there. Today, with its strong articles on various Terminal Server topics, a
must read for every TS admin out there.

http://www.brianmadden.com
Owned by independent technology analyst (surprise!) Brian Madden. He is on top
of technology, and very fast with the latest news and analysis of what's going
on in Terminal Server and Citrix land. Make sure to check out his forums if you
have any issues.

http://www.dabcc.com
Next to the former thethin.net dabcc is also one of the oldest resource
websites out there. Doug Brown, the owner, used to work for Citrix until he
decided to start his own company back in 2004. The archived information is very
rich on the site and I would advise you to download Methodology in a Box. This
book provides you with an excellent framework for a successful Citrix
deployment. Running Terminal Server? Most stuff will come in handy for you also.

http://www.sessioncomputing.com
Owned and run by Patrick Rouse. (also a writer on msterminalservies.org)
Patrick provides a huge bundle of information on the dedicated subject of
Terminal Services. There you can find all major issues, best practices and
how-to on this topic.

http://www.thincomputing.net
Run by Michael Roth with daily doses of up-to-date information on what's out
there on SBC and virtualization news. If it's hot, it's on there the same day!

http://sbc.vanbragt.net
This is Wilco van Bragt's website. He provides reviews on third party solutions
that complement the SBC market. If you're looking for an unbiased opinion on a
product, this is your first place to start.

http://www.thomaskoetzing.de
Don't let the German domain extension scare you. The website is in English but
the owner is German. Thomas is the number one reference (outside Citrix) when
it comes to the Secure Gateway and the Web interface product. If you're working
with these, make sure to check out his website.

http://ts.veranoest.net
Run and owned by Vera Noest. She provides a huge number of kb articles links,
so if you cannot get by using the official knowledge base, make sure to try
this website. As with Patrick Rouse, the website is updated regularly on
Terminal Server information.

http://www.tekworkshop.com
Tekworkshop is run by Alex Danilychev, who is a wizard when it comes to
building tools to fix issues he encounters during his daily Admin routine. Most
of these tools can be downloaded for free from this website.

http://www.jasonconger.com
Jason is a wiz when it comes to the Citrix Resource Manager. He has lots of
free tools available from his website, so make sure to check it out.

The above list is off the top of my head. I know there are more out there, but
the list should give you plenty of reading material if you did not already have
them. If you think I missed a valuable resource, let me know by sending me an
email SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(mailto:
SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). If I get a few, I will make a small "hidden
gem" list in one of the later newsletters this year.

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6. Rumors on the SBC Space

Well, it's semi-official. Longhorn is going to be called "Windows Server 2007".
A Microsoft official confirmed it to activewin.com, and the word is that
development has begun on the new MCSE certification tests.

You can see more and more on Longhorn, eh sorry Windows Server 2007 information
getting out there. Microsoft has released a Virtual lab you can take on the
Terminal Services Gateway and Remote Programs. Enlist
here(http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032310513&EventCategory=3&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US)
for a test-drive.

Hooked on Aero and want to give it a try on Terminal Server 2007? Be my guest;
find the steps
here(http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/joshs_blog/archive/2006/12/21/how-to-enable-aero-on-longhorn-server.aspx).

Vera Noest, a fellow MVP has written an article about Recommendations for home
users connecting to a home based PC with the Remote Desktop 6.0 client software
only. Check it out
here(http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktop/RDP6ConfigRecommendations.html).

I am expecting more and more of these Windows Server 2007 Terminal Server
articles, labs and how-to stuff to appear, and I will keep you posted.

See you next month!

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