Viewing remote desktop

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Hello-
Does anyone know of a way to view a remote desktop without any need for
someone to be at the computer. Here is my scenario: We have Public
computers that I administer using Remote Desktop. Sometimes when I
capture them, someone is working on them. I need to find a way to
determine if someone is using the computer before I capture it. Any
suggestions??

 

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By design you can't do that...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;280828

You might look into using UltraVNC as an alternative...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

Make the sure you use the encryption plug-in or run UltraVNC through a
VPN/SSH tunnel if you use this over the public internet...

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"rjw" <rick@netcrafting.com> wrote in message
news:1126026124.913492.15480@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello-
> Does anyone know of a way to view a remote desktop without any need for
> someone to be at the computer. Here is my scenario: We have Public
> computers that I administer using Remote Desktop. Sometimes when I
> capture them, someone is working on them. I need to find a way to
> determine if someone is using the computer before I capture it. Any
> suggestions??
>