There isn't.
They conflict - end of story, don't waste your time. I've been there on
this one. (I haven't tested XP's RemoteDesktop Functions but I expect the
same. It limits us, but not in an entirely bad way. It has shelved a
harebrained scheme to scrap WTS farms in favor of having users VPN in and
then Remote their own desktop.)
Explore third-party remote control options, I have a personal preference for
anything that can be effectively managed from a central server.
Unfortunately I usually use SMS remote control for this reason, and it has
the same issue with DirectX. PCAnywhere can use NT Authentication, but it
the settings are managed per machine, and logging is per machine. I have
not investigated if there is a means to centrally manage configuration of
VNC, but I can attest that it is a solid little remote control tool. I've
used it to manage my Parent's machine from a variety of devices including
both my Palm and an IPAQ.
Venting
I can understand your frustration but you imply that being a single company
should preclude conflicts. I don't disagree that Microsoft should work to
make their products work together, but with a product base as large as
theirs conflicts are inevitable.
Being one company in no way precludes the release of conflicting products.
In this instance you have a set of functions which has been seen as a luxury
for gamers - DirectX. Then you have a set of functions which is seen as
useful for peer-to-peer document sharing and enterprise support. If those
assumptions about these functions were accurate then there would not be much
of an intersection.
Of course, the assumptions, especially about the utility of DirectX, are
innaccurate. We have business uses for it. That doesn't change the fact
that DirectX and Remote Desktop don't play together.
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From: Avi Smith-Rapaport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "NT 2000 Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: software v.s hardware emulation - More Info
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:01:32 -0400
yeah but then how can I connect to the machine afterwards.
It seems weird that ms would come out with two conflicting products?
there must be a way for them to live in harmony so that you can use both at
same time?
-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Malayter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:56 AM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: RE: software v.s hardware emulation - More Info
I think you answered your own question. Turn desktop sharing off... <SNIP>
-----Original Message-----
From: Avi Smith-Rapaport [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:23 AM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: software v.s hardware emulation - More Info
I need some help here.
Running a Win2k Pro SP2 system with remote desktop sharing enabled
(netmeeting), with a 32 meg nvidia mx geforce video card, but when I run
direct x diag under display and directx features, direct x draw
acceleration, direct 3d acceleration and agp texture acceleration are all
greyed out and not accessible. any thoughts?
<SNIP>
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