Problems with RDP

[ThomasBB]

Hello!

For a little bit over a year, I've been logging on to a remote desktop to work and as far back as I can remember, I've had no problems.

Now, all of the sudden, the keyboard-shortcuts decided to screw me over. In the past, the shortcuts (like alt+tab etc.) worked on the remote-desktop, if it was in full-screen.

Yesterday it decided to only support them on the local machine, meaning if I'm in full-screen on the remote-desktop, doing some work, and I press alt+tab, it shifts to another program on the local machine. It's the same deal with the Windows-button and every other shortcut I can remember.

I've tried editing the properties of the .rdp-file and set it up to always use the keyboard shortcuts on the remote desktop, but to no avail :-(

Anyone has any idea what's going on?

BR
Thomas

 

[Sympology]

Have you recently installed Sp3? I know that did some screwy things (like change the /console to /admin)

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[linney]

Have you checked your settings via the Remote Desktop Connection window and the Options button? Have a look at Local Resources/ Keyboard, see if you can set it to suit.

 

[ThomasBB]

Hi

Apologies for the late response. Tek-tips decided not to send me an email, that someone responded

Sympology:
SP3 has been installed the whole time, so I don't think it's the culprit, unfortunately.

linney:
I've tried all three options, but no change at all, which makes me wonder a bit. There's probably a good reason to it all, but I can't seem to find it.

 

[linney]

Is there any related error mentioned in your Event Viewer?

What happens if you remotely connect to another (different) machine?

 

[ThomasBB]

Hi linney

No errors related.

I've tried connecting to three or four different servers, all with the same problem. I'm thinking it might be my mstsc that's causing all of this.

I should probably try updating it

 

[linney]

Have you tried another keyboard too?

 

[ThomasBB]

Hmm, no, I haven't actually. I'll try that tomorrow when I get to work!

And again, apologies for the late response. Seems tek-tips has some problems with their e-mail notifications.