Problem enabling Terminal Services (remote desktop)

[jeanjan]

Hi all,

I'm trying to enable Terminal Services service on a W2003 server.

I have that :

$ regtool.exe get '\machine\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Terminal Server\fDenyTSConnections'
0
$ regtool.exe get '\machine\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Terminal Server\TSEnabled'
1

I googled and find about a key that is not on the server :

$ regtool.exe get '\machine\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Terminal Server\AllowTSConnections'
Error (2): The system cannot find the file specified.

Should I add it ?

Also, I tried to disable automatic logon :

$ regtool.exe get '\machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\AutoAdminLogon'
0

And after a reboot, Terminal Services service isn't running and when I try to start it :

$ net start "Terminal Services"
System error 1058 has occurred.

The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

Your help would be much appreciated.

Edited January 9, 2007 by jeanjan

[snooz]

Try this registry location instead:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server]

On the service stuff try this:

sc config termservice start= auto

sc start termservice

Edited January 10, 2007 by snooz

[cyber architecture]

to fix this, go to services.msc -> terminal services -> right click -> properties -> log on tab

there's the hardware profiles on the bottom. for me, I selected the only one listed -- undocked profile -- and clicked enable. This allowed me to start the service. I hope this helps!

I've also added both kelly's fixes to the registry -- fix for fast user switching (34) and fix for terminal services(167). Neither of them fixed the problem as I tested afterwords and I was still unable to start terminal services. However, perhaps they allowed me to enable the hardware profile. I'm not sure what would happen if I reverted to my previous registry and attempted the same above-mentioned process.

reg files are here --> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm