When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or
log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer
moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login
screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it
works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through
another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
computation that takes several days to complete.
Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
- Type your user name
- Press the Tab key
- Type your password
- Press the Enter key
I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the
volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login
attempts and heard nothing.
All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything
else. Perhaps this is a bug.
I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I
remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22" widescreen.
Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not had your
problem.
"mjlazar" <mjl...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925876
This may help your situation.
"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message
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