Vista Remote Desktop Connection Authentication FAQ

> This was posted earlier to the microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services
> news group. I thought it pertinent to repost here.
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> "Vista Remote Desktop Connection Authentication FAQ
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> There has been a lot of feedback about the new authentication features
> introduced in the latest version of the Remote Desktop Connection client.
> These features are part of our efforts to improve security for Terminal
> Services (TS) in Windows Vista and Windows Server code name "Longhorn" ,
> however some users have run into a variety of problems that have caused
> frustration. In order to alleviate some of the frustrations, below is an
> FAQ
> on various symptoms users have run into, along with solutions and
> workarounds.
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> 1.. Prompted for Authentication Twice when connecting to TS in Windows
> Server 2003
> 2.. Prompted for Authentication Twice when connecting to TS in Windows
> 2000 Server
> 3.. Credentials Entered in TS client rejected when connecting to Windows
> Server 2003
> 4.. Saved credentials do not work
> 5.. Cannot use smart card credentials to logon when running Remote
> Desktop
> on XP or Windows Server 2003?
> 6.. How to remove invalid pre-populated domain names
> 7.. The pre-populated username in the credentials dialog does not match
> the username that is in the RDP file?
> 8.. Can't change domain name when running Vista Remote Desktop Connection
> client.
> 9.. How to eliminate the 'Remote Desktop Cannot verify the identity of
> the computer you want to connect to." messages
> 10.. When to use the "enablecredsspsupport:i:0" RDP file option."
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> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/200...ation-faq.aspx
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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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