[W2003] 120-day limit expired

[Guest Gilles Ganault]

Hello

 

On a spare PC that runs W2003, the 120-day grace period for Terminal

Services expired, so I can no longer connect to it with RDP. Since

this is seldom used, I don't need user accounts on this thing, and can

just as well connect as admin.

 

I seem to recall W2003 offers two free admin connections, so I

wouldn't need to buy TS CAL's. Can someone tell me

1) if it's possible to downgrade to this two-connection configuration

2) how to do it, in newbies terms (not a Windows expert)

 

Thank you.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: [W2003] 120-day limit expired

 

Sure.

You should still be able to connect to the console session of the

server, since the console session never requires a TS CAL. Connect

by typing "mstsc /console" (without the quotes) in a command window

on your client.

 

To return to Remote Desktop for Administration (with the 2 free

connections), you have to uninstall Terminal Services. That's done

in Control Panel - Add/Remove programs - Add/Remove Windows

components.

It will need a restart of the server. Before you reboot, make sure

that Remote Desktop for Administration is still enabled, in Control

Panel - System - Remote.

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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Gilles Ganault <nospam@nospam.com> wrote on 07 feb 2008:

> Hello

>

> On a spare PC that runs W2003, the 120-day grace period for

> Terminal

> Services expired, so I can no longer connect to it with RDP.

> Since this is seldom used, I don't need user accounts on this

> thing, and can just as well connect as admin.

>

> I seem to recall W2003 offers two free admin connections, so I

> wouldn't need to buy TS CAL's. Can someone tell me

> 1) if it's possible to downgrade to this two-connection

> configuration 2) how to do it, in newbies terms (not a Windows

> expert)

>

> Thank you.

[Guest Gilles Ganault]

Re: [W2003] 120-day limit expired

 

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:51:36 -0800, "Vera Noest [MVP]"

<Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

>To return to Remote Desktop for Administration (with the 2 free

>connections), you have to uninstall Terminal Services.

 

Thanks Vera, it worked.