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Old 07-21-2008   #4 (permalink)
Dick H.


 
 

RE: Remote Desktop - Login Problems


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R. T. Hohan


"Krul74" wrote:
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>
> Hi there
>
> I have Remote desktop set up on Vista Ultimate 64. Port forwarding is
> set up correctly. When I connect (from an XP machine outside the LAN) I
> get the infamous 'incorrect user name or password' error even though the
> password is correct. I have tried the DOMAIN\Username fix without
> success.
>
> However, I can connect without issue to another admin user I set up to
> test things.
>
> So my initial admin account which everything is set up with fails, but
> a secondary admin user account works without issue. But of course I have
> no interest in connecting to the PC under this secondary account.
>
> I've got to assume that there is some security setting somewhere in
> Vista that is preventing outside access to my main account, but for the
> life of me I can't find it!!
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks in advance.
> Karl
>
>
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> Krul74
>
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