Locking the server's display

John Aldrich JAldrich "at" covista.com
Thu Feb 2 13:59:01 2006


No. There is no way to do what you want on Windows. Remote Desktop creates a
new "virtual desktop" much the way that Unix/Linux does. VNC simply displays
the existing desktop remotely (for Microsoft Windows products.) This is
pretty much a FAQ and probably ought to be in the FAQs if it's not. :-)
	John

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Behalf Of Scott Genevish
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:27 PM
To: Scott Genevish
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Subject: Re: Locking the server's display


Does anyone know the answer for this?

Thanks,

-Scott


On Jan 21, 2006, at 5:55 AM, Scott Genevish wrote:

> I am connecting to my work computer from home and it's working  
> great with one problem.  When I connect to my work computer, it's  
> display shows everything I am doing.  This is different than  
> Windows Remote Desktop, which keeps the local display locked.
>
> Is there a way to avoid this?  I know I can set VNC to lock the  
> keyboard and mouse locally, but what abut the screen itself?  Would  
> the Enterprise version, with WIndows authentication, work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Scott Genevish
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