Friday, March 12, 2010

Remote Shutdown, Oh how I love thee…

June 17, 2009 by Robert Owen  
Filed under MicroSoft, Software

I manage a few Windows Servers across my VPN… Updating software, OS, and managing backups, etc. And, sometimes when you are installing an update that requires a reboot things can get a little complicated. Especially, if that server has a lot of services running and you are logged in via Remote Desktop. If there a [...]

Remote Desktop /console change in Vista SP1

April 16, 2008 by Robert Owen  
Filed under General, MicroSoft, Vista Quest

A while back I blogged about Remote Desktop in Windows XP. Since the start of my Vista Quest I have continued to use the Vista remote desktop with great success. That is until I installed Services pack 1.
Here lately I’ve been noticing some differences when I log into some servers I manage. Nothing drastic mind [...]

Remote Desktop Slow in Vista

I am using my Vista Ultimate machine primarily now for day-to-day work.. And everything is running quite smoothly to be honest. No crashes, no freezes, no spyware.. Everything is great.
I help manage SEVERAL servers across my WAN and use Remote Desktop to great effect. But, last week a new Server was added. I logged in [...]