Vista - Remote Desktop - Able to have one user logged in locally and one user via remote desktop?

I understand that Microsoft has terminal services for this exact reason, but
for crying out loud why not allow at least 1 connection via remote desktop
and allow the local user to log into the system?

What about a family computer where the father is on the road and logs in at
home (via remote desktop), while the children can do their homework at the
same time?!? this scenario does happen - Is there any solution to this using
Microsoft's RDP protocol with Vista?

cheers,
Paul

This'll be available on Longhorn Server as it is on previous server OS's,
but not Vista. I see what you mean, but it's not possible without a Vista
client being it's own Terminal Server.

Pffft I'd love if it they did though - I feel your pain brother.

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"Paul Murdock" <murdock_paul@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B6EDC2BD-6C79-4CAD-A7D6-253012EC5626@microsoft.com...
>I understand that Microsoft has terminal services for this exact reason,
>but for crying out loud why not allow at least 1 connection via remote
>desktop and allow the local user to log into the system?
>
> What about a family computer where the father is on the road and logs in
> at home (via remote desktop), while the children can do their homework at
> the same time?!? this scenario does happen - Is there any solution to this
> using Microsoft's RDP protocol with Vista?
>
> cheers,
> Paul

I would also like this feature. Microsoft: PLEASE let the Ultimate Edition
support one remote and one console connection.

-Jake

"Paul Murdock" wrote:

> I understand that Microsoft has terminal services for this exact reason, but
> for crying out loud why not allow at least 1 connection via remote desktop
> and allow the local user to log into the system?
>
> What about a family computer where the father is on the road and logs in at
> home (via remote desktop), while the children can do their homework at the
> same time?!? this scenario does happen - Is there any solution to this using
> Microsoft's RDP protocol with Vista?
>
> cheers,
> Paul
>

It isn't going to happen. Microsoft has clearly defined the featureset of
remote connection and that definition includes the fact that any desktop OS
will support only one simultaneous connection.

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"Jake" <Jake@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A9ECA906-9421-4003-BE62-C71E25766161@microsoft.com...
>I would also like this feature. Microsoft: PLEASE let the Ultimate Edition
> support one remote and one console connection.
>
> -Jake
>
> "Paul Murdock" wrote:
>
>> I understand that Microsoft has terminal services for this exact reason,
>> but
>> for crying out loud why not allow at least 1 connection via remote
>> desktop
>> and allow the local user to log into the system?
>>
>> What about a family computer where the father is on the road and logs in
>> at
>> home (via remote desktop), while the children can do their homework at
>> the
>> same time?!? this scenario does happen - Is there any solution to this
>> using
>> Microsoft's RDP protocol with Vista?
>>
>> cheers,
>> Paul
>>