New blog post: Remote Desktop from Windows XP to Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
But what about Windows XP SP2? Is there anything at all which can be carried out to connect to Windows 2008 (with network stage authentication) devoid of getting to upgrade to SP3?
But what about Windows XP SP2? Is there anything that may be completed to connect to Windows 2008 (with network degree authentication) without getting to upgrade to SP3?The Remote Desktop connection settings for Windows Server 2008, and I presume Windows Vista, contains three amounts of service: Don’t allow connections to this computer
Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (less secure)
Allow connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with Network Degree Authentication (more secure)
At first blush, you would probably choose the “more secure” option. Practically, this mainly means that it only allows connections from the latest Remote Desktop software in Windows Vista. It is probably another attempt by Microsoft to force consumers and businesses into upgrading to Windows Vista. But… I digress.
When connecting with an older Terminal Services (TS) client in XP or even Vista, you will get this message:
“Remote computer requires Network Degree Authentication,
Windows 7 Pro Activation Key, which your computer doesn’t support”
Not all is lost. There are two ways around this. The first and most obvious solution is to select the less secure option and disabled Network Degree Authentication (NLA). If you are in an environment that does not allow this change, or there are some other circumstances where you need to keep Network Degree Authentication enabled,
Office Standard 2007 Activation Key, you can get a Remote Desktop connection from Windows XP.
The first step is to download the latest Remote Desktop Client for Windows XP. As of the writing of this article,
Microsoft Office Pro 2007 Key, the latest version is 6.1.
For XP SP3: here
For XP SP2: here
That is not it. For XP, you need to enable CredSSP – Credential Security Services Provider.
CredSSP is a new Security Service Provider (SSP) that is available in Windows XP SP3 by using the Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI). CredSSP enables a program to use client-side SSP to delegate user credentials from the client computer to the target server.
Directions on how do do this are available at Microsoft here:
The quick and dirty summary: Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: In the details pane,
Office 2007 Standard Serial, right-click Security Packages, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type tspkg. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs,
Office 2007 Keygen, and then click OK.
In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey: In the details pane, right-click SecurityProviders, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type credssp.dll. Leave any data that is specific to other SSPs, and then click OK.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer. For more information on CredSSP including how to deploy this setting using Group Policy, see the CredSSP page here.
Let me know if you have any other tips or a simpler way to connect to the more secure version of Remote Desktop. Short URL: blog site comments powered by Disqus