[VISTA] Re: [windows2000] /console dissappeared in Vista SP1
- From: "Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:34:56 -0500
Yeah in fact I've installed the Server 2003 admin pack on my Vista SP1
machine so I can use Remote Desktops and have all my servers in one
console(which lets you choose the console setting in the options unlike the
new rdp client in SP1) and it works just dandy still connecting to the
console.
JK
On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Timothy R. Mangan <tmangan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vista-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vista-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:49 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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