How can I remotely enable Remote Desktop on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP?

Posted on February 4th, 2008 by thehabgroup

Start -> Run -> type Regedit
Click on File, then choose “Connect Network Registry”.
In the Select Computer search box either browse Active Directory to locate the remote server, or type its name in the dialog box.
In the remote machine’s registry navigate to the following key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
Under the Terminal Server key locate the value named fDenyTSConnection (REG_DWORD).
Change the value data from 1 (Remote Desktop disabled) to 0 (Remote Desktop enabled).
Click OK and close Regedit.
Changes should take effect without a reboot but to be sure type ’shutdown -m \\srv1 -r” at a CMD prompt
Test connection

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