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Support WebCast: Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Server Licensing Description and Troubleshooting
March 15, 2001

 

Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
Home page for technical documentation on Windows 2000 Terminal Services from Microsoft

How to Activate a Terminal Services License Server and Install CALs Over the Internet 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q237811 - The process of deploying and tracking licenses within an organization is enhanced in Windows 2000 Terminal Services. Terminal Services Licensing now includes a Licensing wizard to download license packs and manage license quantities for Windows (updated 1/31/2000)

Optimizing Applications for Windows 2000
Terminal Services; If an application was designed to operate in a multi-user environment, only minor changes will be needed to turn it into an application

How to Apply Group Policy Objects to Terminal Services Servers
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q260370 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services servers are installed for users in Application Server mode. When the Windows 2000 Terminal Services servers are in a Windows 2000 Active Directory domain, the domain administrator implements Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to the Terminal Services server to control the user environment. This article describes the recommended process of applying GPOs to Terminal Services without adversely affecting other Windows 2000 servers on the network (updated 8/31/2000)

Using Terminal Services for Remote Administration
This white paper provides an overview of the remote administration mode of the Terminal Services component

How to Configure Automatic Logon to a Terminal Server
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q260711 - Describes how to set up automatic logon on a Terminal Server. (updated 6/13/2000)

Windows 2000 Terminal Services Scaling
This white paper provides capacity and scaling results, testing methodology and detailed performance analysis of the Terminal Services component

 

How to Configure Proxy Packet Filters for Terminal Server Access on the Same Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q258544 - When you install Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0 on a computer running Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition or Windows 2000 Server with the Terminal Server component and packet filtering enabled, you need to create a custom filter to allow access. (updated 4/5/2000)

 

Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatability List
Searchable Hardware Compatability List (HCL) is a compilation of computers and computer hardware that have been extensively tested with Windows operating systems.

How to Enable a User to Log On Using a Terminal Server Client
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q232057 - This article describes what you need to do to log on to Windows 2000 Terminal Server using a Terminal Server client computer. (updated 8/28/2000)

Application Specification for Windows 2000
Application Spec for Windows Logo Program.

How to install ODBC or MDAC on Terminal Server 
Microsoft Article Q216149 The installation of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) presents special challenges when installing on Terminal Server and since the Terminal Service Licensing service uses ODBC, an incorrect installation of MDAC will render the service inoperable. Source: support.microsoft.com (Nov 1999)

Description of Default Security Settings in
Windows 2000 - This article describes some of the default security settings in Windows 2000

How to Minimize Graphics Use with Terminal Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q226931 - The use of animated graphics can slow the screen refresh rate on a Terminal Server client. Minimize the use of animated graphics within programs and the operating system whenever possible. (updated 12/29/1999) 

Frequently Asked Questions about Windows 2000
Terminal Services FAQ - information installing terminal services, connecting clients and application compatibility

How to Run the Terminal Services Licensing Tool from Another Computer 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q263315 - You may want to run the Terminal Services Licensing tool from another Windows 2000 client, for remote administration or troubleshooting purposes. This article describes how to do this. (updated 6/5/2000)

 

Introducing the Windows 2000 Server Family
The Windows® 2000 Server operating systems are the next generation of the Windows NT® Server series of operating systems. In addition to providing a comprehensive Internet and applications platform

How to Use the Terminal Services Remote Control Feature
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q232792 - This article describes how to use the Remote Control feature in Windows 2000 Terminal Services. (updated 8/28/2000)

Introducing Windows 2000 Advanced Server
contains all of the features and functionality of the standard version of Windows 2000 Server, plus additional features for organizations that require higher levels of scalability, reliability, and availability.

Optimizing Applications for Windows 2000 Terminal Services and Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition.
Microsoft Whitepaper that provides guidelines for ensuring that applications run well under Windows 2000 Terminal Services. It also provides information on enhancing the user experience by tuning the application for the Terminal Services environment and taking advantage of the capabilities that Terminal Services provides. Source: Microsoft.com (Sept 1999)

Management Services
The Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server operating system gives adminstrators the tools and technologies they need to efficiently maintain servers and networked users from a centralized location.

Removing Additional Permissions Granted to Terminal Services Users
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q238965 - To allow older programs to run correctly under Terminal Services in Windows 2000, additional permissions are granted to Terminal Services users. This article describes how to remove these additional permissions. (updated 6/13/2000)

Securing Terminal Server Communications Between Client and Server 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q232514 - This article describes how to enable secure communications between a Terminal Server client and a Windows 2000 server running Terminal Services. (updated 9/12/2000) 

  Microsoft Documentation

Connectivity

  • 186566 - Connection Configuration in Terminal Server

Network issues

  • 150543 - Windows NT, Terminal Server, and Microsoft Exchange Services Use TCP/IP Ports
  • 294720 - How to Server Publish a Terminal Server with ISA While also Running Terminal Services on the ISA Server
  • 187623 - How to Change Terminal Server's Listening Port
  • 304304 - Configuring the Remote Desktop Client to Connect to a Specific Port
  • 326945 - How to Change the Listening Port in the Windows Terminal Server Web Client
  • 187628 - Using Telnet to Test Port 3389 Functionality
  • 284439 - Using the Terminal Services Advanced Client to Troubleshoot Terminal Services Disconnection Issues
  • 140325 - How to Determine Loss of Client/Server Connection
  • 314825 - How to Troubleshoot Black Hole Router Issues
  • 120642 - TCP/IP and NBT Configuration Parameters for Windows 2000 or Windows NT (MTU)
  • 170359 - How to Modify the TCP/IP Maximum Retransmission Timeout
  • 813130 - A Computer May Lose Network Connectivity Under High Stress - pre-SP5 hotfix
  • 272142 - Users Are Automatically Logged Off When Attempting to Log on to Terminal Services
  • 216783 - Unable to Completely Disconnect a Terminal Server Connection
  • 329405 - DNS Name Resolution Does Not Work for Users Who Are Not Administrators - fixed in SP4

Rdp protocol problems

  • 258021 - Event ID 52 When You Start Terminal Services
  • 232476 - Terminal Server Client Connections and Logon Limited by MaxWorkItem and MaxMpxCt Values
  • 190162 - Terminal Server and the 2048 Open File Limitation
  • Life after MS02-047: Making Web-Based Remote Desktop Work - by Alex K. Angelopoulos
  • 328002 - You Cannot Connect to Terminal Services from a Web Page
  • 323597 - Windows XP Clients Cannot Connect to a Windows 2000 Terminal Services Server
  • 270588 - Remote Desktop Protocol Clients Cannot Connect to Terminal Services Server
  • 312030 - Cannot Connect to a Windows 2000-Based Computer with Terminal Services Installed and RDP Listener Is "Down"
  • 329896 - Error Message: Because of a Security Error, the Client Could Not Connect to the Terminal Server
  • 323497 - Error Message: The RDP Protocol Component "DATA ENCRYPTION" Detected an Error... - after SRP1

Logon problems, related to user profile

  • EventLog: "EventID: 1000 - Windows cannot unload your registry file." - caused by Symantec NAV 7.6
  • 294268 - Roaming Profiles Are Not Unloaded on a Computer That Is Running Terminal Services When GPOs Are Applied - IE 5.5 on W2K
  • 817171 - Roaming Profiles Are Not Unloaded on a Computer That Is Running Terminal Services - IE 6 on W2K
  • 327612 - User Profile Unload Failure When You Start, Quit, or Log Off NetMeeting - fixed in SP4
  • 289564 - Issues When Windows 2000 Loads and Unloads Profile
  • 327462 - Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP4 Check for Existing Roaming User Profile Folders When a Roaming User Profile Is Created
  • CTX101705 - Troubleshooting Slow Logons

Security

Configuration

  • 260370 - How to Apply Group Policy Objects to Terminal Services Servers
  • 231287 - Loopback Processing of Group Policy
  • 322143 - HOW TO: Administer GPOs in Windows 2000
  • 323639 - HOW TO: Create Custom Administrative Templates in Windows 2000
  • 294751 - Terminal Services Group Policy Objects - 2003
  • Download the Group Policy Management Console - 2003
  • 195461 - How to Set Up a Logon Script Only for Terminal Server Users

Performance

Problems

  • 821225 - A Windows 2000 Terminal Server That Is Configured with Citrix Metaframe Software Can Become Slow and Unresponsive - preSP5 hotfix
  • 824309 - Very Long Logon Time When You Try to Connect to Citrix MetaFrame or Citrix 1.8 - preSP5 hotfix
  • 307931 - Terminal Server Hangs for 5-10 Seconds When a New User Logs On
  • 324446 - Terminal Server and Connected Terminal Services Clients Pause When a Terminal Services Client Logs On or Logs Off - preSP5 hotfix
  • 828326 - Terminal Services: Logoff of a Client Is Slower Than Expected - preSP5 hotfix
  • 822834 - Spooler Failure Causes High CPU Usage in the Winlogon.exe and Spoolsv.exe Processes on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server - preSP5 hotfix
  • 140552 - How to Optimize Windows NT to Run Over Slow WAN Links with TCP/IP
  • 317357 - Terminal Services Performance Problem Because of Contention on CmpRegistryLock
  • 811964 - Terminal Services Program May Run More Slowly on Windows 2000 Than on Windows NT 4.0
  • 265396 - Slow Network Performance Occurs When You Select a File on a Share That Uses NTFS - fixed in SP4
  • 304229 - 16-Bit OLE Servers Started from 16-Bit Programs Create Extra VDMs in Terminal Server Sessions - fixed in SP4

Load Balancing & Scaling

General issues

Office 97 / 2000 / XP

  • 224313 - How to Install Office 2000 on Windows 2000 Terminal Server
  • 262689 - OFF2000: How to Apply the Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a Update to Windows 2000 with Terminal Services
  • 262584 - OFF2000: Install Office 2000 to Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
  • 254841 - OFF2000: Internal Error 2755, When You Try to Install from a Remote Windows Terminal Server Client
  • 274473 - OFF2000: Windows Installer Runs Every Time Help Is Used on Windows Terminal Server or Windows 2000 Server
  • 319517 - OL2002: Error Message When You Use Outlook 2002 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
  • 263837 - OLEXP: How to Manually Remove and Reinstall Outlook Express in Windows 2000
  • 290375 - How to Install Office XP on Windows 2000 Terminal Server
  • 311241 - How to Customize Office XP for Terminal Services
  • 821257 - "Not Enough Memory" Error Message When You Search for Clips in an Office XP Document During a Terminal Services Session - pre-SP5 hotfix
  • 282599 - OFFXP: What Is CTFMON and What Does It Do?
  • 210231 - OFF97: How to Install Office onto Terminal Server - NT 4.0
  • 301966 - ACC97: Error Message When You Try to Start Access 97 in Terminal Server
  • Microsoft Access, Terminal Server and/or Citrix - by Granite Consulting

Internet Explorer

  • 286019 - How to Install Internet Explorer on Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
  • 154780 - How to Use Kiosk Mode in Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • 197159 - Dr. Watson Error in Internet Explorer 4.0 When Running After Installation on Terminal Server - NT 4.0
  • 221863 - Error Message: A Previous Program Installation Was Never Completed - with IE
  • 271246 - Screen May Flicker Using Internet Explorer on Terminal Services - IE 5.5

Client / server application issues

  • 272582 - Windows 2000 Terminal Services Incorrectly Closes Files on Remote Shares
  • 322019 - Data Loss Occurs When You Copy Files Over the Network - fixed in SP4
  • 818528 - Problems When More Than One User Accesses the Same File Through Terminal Services - pre-SP5 hotfix
  • 299603 - PRB: "Error reading file" Error Message on Windows 2000 Terminal Services
  • 294816 - Programs Run from Network Share on TS Close or Generate Errors

Misc.

 

 

 

 

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