Can't login after rebooting remote desktop computer

Some people have noted this problem in the past, thus why there is a
"autologin and lock" workaround out there... I believe it is based on
your Fast User Switching setting. Try temporarily changing this
setting and see what happens.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows MVP - Networking & Smart Display)
winxp@longhornconsulting.com

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On 14 Jul 2003 11:42:56 -0700, chad.waldman@mail.com (Chad Waldman)
wrote:

>There is no screen saver. It is at the login screen. I don't know if
>it is in sleep or standby mode but I doubt it. I try to login just a
>few minutes after a reboot. I am 100% positive it is already at the
>login screen. Unless the computer is somehow set to go into
>standby/sleep mode immediately, I think everything is ready.
>
>Chad
>
>"Mahadev Alladi[MS]" <malladi@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<unmR8e0RDHA.2240@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...

>> Is there a 3rd party screen saver running when you try to remote desktop to
>> that machine or do you know if the machine is in standby or sleep mode when
>> you try to RD?
>>
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>> Mahadev Alladi [MS]
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>> "Chad Waldman" <chad.waldman@mail.com> wrote in message
>> news:42ef8598.0307090858.1f6cf157@posting.google.c om...

>> > For some reason, after I remotely reboot my computer, I cannot log
>> > back into it (remotely). However, once I log back in directly (at the
>> > computer itself), then remote login works again. Anyone have any idea
>> > why this would happen? I do shutdown -r to reboot.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Chad