input translation errors

[Guest BSigworth]

I have 4 POS (point of sale) computers to our 2003 sp2 TS server. Each has

a (USB) Magtek Mini Wedge MSR reader connected to it for credit card

processing. The MSR readers emulate a keyboard as far as their input.

When I scan a credit card with Notepad open I can read the input on screen.

The problem is that in the Terminal Services environment I get translation

errors when reading a credit card. Examples are; the case of some characters

are changed (upper case instead of lower case or vice versa) also ? and /

switch along with ^ and 6 (these mark beginning and end of data strings).

 

Thanks,

Bruce

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: input translation errors

 

I've read a couple of similar posts here the last year. This is

what I've saved from previous answers (haven't tested any of them

myself):

 

* The problem is a SHIFT problem. There may be a problem with a

"stuck" shift key. Try tapping the left and right ones a few times.

 

* some fixes in the Vista version of the client may help.

 

* it is a bug in TS, this only appears when the connection is in

full screen. When it is in smaller resolutions it works perfectly.

 

* Problem solved. When select "on the local computer" option in

RDP->options->Local resources->Keyboard everything works fine in

every mode.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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wrote on 08 aug 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have 4 POS (point of sale) computers to our 2003 sp2 TS

> server. Each has a (USB) Magtek Mini Wedge MSR reader connected

> to it for credit card processing. The MSR readers emulate a

> keyboard as far as their input. When I scan a credit card with

> Notepad open I can read the input on screen. The problem is

> that in the Terminal Services environment I get translation

> errors when reading a credit card. Examples are; the case of

> some characters are changed (upper case instead of lower case or

> vice versa) also ? and / switch along with ^ and 6 (these mark

> beginning and end of data strings).

>

> Thanks,

> Bruce

[Guest BSigworth]

Re: input translation errors

 

In my case the last two items proved to be true...

 

* it is a bug in TS, this only appears when the connection is in

full screen. When it is in smaller resolutions it works perfectly.

 

* Problem solved. When select "on the local computer" option in

RDP->options->Local resources->Keyboard everything works fine in

every mode.

 

Changing the settings in RDP fixed the problem.

 

Thanks,

Bruce

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> I've read a couple of similar posts here the last year. This is

> what I've saved from previous answers (haven't tested any of them

> myself):

>

> * The problem is a SHIFT problem. There may be a problem with a

> "stuck" shift key. Try tapping the left and right ones a few times.

>

> * some fixes in the Vista version of the client may help.

>

> * it is a bug in TS, this only appears when the connection is in

> full screen. When it is in smaller resolutions it works perfectly.

>

> * Problem solved. When select "on the local computer" option in

> RDP->options->Local resources->Keyboard everything works fine in

> every mode.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QlNpZ3dvcnRo?= <BSigworth@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 08 aug 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > I have 4 POS (point of sale) computers to our 2003 sp2 TS

> > server. Each has a (USB) Magtek Mini Wedge MSR reader connected

> > to it for credit card processing. The MSR readers emulate a

> > keyboard as far as their input. When I scan a credit card with

> > Notepad open I can read the input on screen. The problem is

> > that in the Terminal Services environment I get translation

> > errors when reading a credit card. Examples are; the case of

> > some characters are changed (upper case instead of lower case or

> > vice versa) also ? and / switch along with ^ and 6 (these mark

> > beginning and end of data strings).

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Bruce

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: input translation errors

 

Great, I'm glad that your problem is solved, and thanks for

reporting the solution back here!

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?QlNpZ3dvcnRo?= <BSigworth@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 08 aug 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> In my case the last two items proved to be true...

>

> * it is a bug in TS, this only appears when the connection is in

> full screen. When it is in smaller resolutions it works

> perfectly.

>

> * Problem solved. When select "on the local computer" option in

> RDP->options->Local resources->Keyboard everything works fine

> in every mode.

>

> Changing the settings in RDP fixed the problem.

>

> Thanks,

> Bruce

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> I've read a couple of similar posts here the last year. This is

>> what I've saved from previous answers (haven't tested any of

>> them myself):

>>

>> * The problem is a SHIFT problem. There may be a problem with a

>> "stuck" shift key. Try tapping the left and right ones a few

>> times.

>>

>> * some fixes in the Vista version of the client may help.

>>

>> * it is a bug in TS, this only appears when the connection is

>> in full screen. When it is in smaller resolutions it works

>> perfectly.

>>

>> * Problem solved. When select "on the local computer" option in

>> RDP->options->Local resources->Keyboard everything works fine

>> in every mode.

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?QlNpZ3dvcnRo?= <BSigworth@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> wrote on 08 aug 2007 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > I have 4 POS (point of sale) computers to our 2003 sp2 TS

>> > server. Each has a (USB) Magtek Mini Wedge MSR reader

>> > connected to it for credit card processing. The MSR readers

>> > emulate a keyboard as far as their input. When I scan a

>> > credit card with Notepad open I can read the input on screen.

>> > The problem is that in the Terminal Services environment I

>> > get translation errors when reading a credit card. Examples

>> > are; the case of some characters are changed (upper case

>> > instead of lower case or vice versa) also ? and / switch

>> > along with ^ and 6 (these mark beginning and end of data

>> > strings).

>> >

>> > Thanks,

>> > Bruce