Starting from Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 the "mstsc /console" switch was been replaced by "mstsc /admin" In both Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008, the Remote Desktop Program has been updated to version 6.1 (6.0.6001) Since there is no longer the ability to connect to Session 0, the /console switch is no longer required. But, what if I want to connect to Session 0 on a Windows Server 2003/XP or previously machine making the most of RDP 6.1? Let's Read more

Terminal services 2008 easy printing is a new feature announced in windows 2008 server. It enables remote users to print from a Terminal Services session to the local connected printers without the need to install drivers on the Terminal Server. User will see the full printer properties of the local printer in the session and have access to all printer functionality. The Easy Print universal driver acts as a proxy and redirects all User Prints to local device To use the Terminal Services Easy Print Read more

Disable sound in RDP not working in Windows Terminal Services OK, the same bug was in Windows 2003sp1 terminal server, MS fixed it in SP 2. The problem is that even after you disable sound redirection via GPO you still got beeps on error messages. I found a way to fix it. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and edit  the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Read more

Configure Fax properties - Windows server 2008 Within Server Manager, expand Roles and then expand Fax Server. Right-click Fax and choose Properties. On the Receipts tab, click the box labeled Enable SMTP E-Mail Receipts Delivery and enter a From e-mail address, SMTP server address, and port number. Select the Activity Logging tab. Click the boxes next to Log Incoming Fax Activity and Log Outgoing Fax Activity. In the Activity Log Folder text box, enter the path to store the activity log. Read more

Usually in MS systems any device requesting for IP address will get IP from DHCP server without any authentication. DHCP MAC address authentication can help prevent unauthorized devices to connect corporate network. With DHCP Server Callout DLL installed Windows administrators can filter DHCP requests to DHCP server by Mac address. DHCP Server Callout DLL checks if this device MAC address is present in known list (text file) of MAC addresses configured by administrators If it is present, device will Read more