Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

[Guest Sean]

I have windows XP Home, when I try to run MSTSC.exe, nothing happens

- computer pauses for a moment and then nothing loads. If I look in task

manager

MSTSC.exe is running under processes (in fact usually multiple copies of

MSTSC.exe as I have usually clicked on Remote Desktop several times in

frustration). Now the strange part if I delete MSTSC.exe and mstscax.dll

from the system 32 folder -- Remote desktop reverts back to an earlier

version which loads fine. However as soon as I do windows update or try to

reinstall RDP 6 from file (WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe) I get the same

problem. I have tried reinstalling windows (repair - not full reinstall) and

Remote desktop 5.1 works fine but as soon as I do a windows update, I am back

to square one. Is there a service that needs to be running? Am I missing

some other system file that RDP 6 requires but not RDP 5? I would like to

have RDP 6 so that I can log on to a Vista machine.

 

Thanks,

Sean

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

 

 

"Sean" <Sean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6F005EBF-B358-4EF2-91B5-296DB42CE0A2@microsoft.com...

>I have windows XP Home, when I try to run MSTSC.exe, nothing happens

> - computer pauses for a moment and then nothing loads. If I look in task

> manager

> MSTSC.exe is running under processes (in fact usually multiple copies of

> MSTSC.exe as I have usually clicked on Remote Desktop several times in

> frustration). Now the strange part if I delete MSTSC.exe and mstscax.dll

> from the system 32 folder -- Remote desktop reverts back to an earlier

> version which loads fine. However as soon as I do windows update or try

> to

> reinstall RDP 6 from file (WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe) I get the same

> problem. I have tried reinstalling windows (repair - not full reinstall)

> and

> Remote desktop 5.1 works fine but as soon as I do a windows update, I am

> back

> to square one. Is there a service that needs to be running? Am I missing

> some other system file that RDP 6 requires but not RDP 5? I would like to

> have RDP 6 so that I can log on to a Vista machine.

>

> Thanks,

> Sean

 

I am not a Vista expert but I have no problem using mstsc.exe V5 on

my WinXP PC when establishing a Remote Desktop session on a Vista

host.

 

Conversely I get an error message when I try to run mstsc.exe V6

on my WinXP PC. It is obviously not meant to run here. You will

probably see the same error message when you run the mstsc.exe

from a Command Prompt (which you should always do when

trouble-shooting!) instead of the Run box.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

 

>I have windows XP Home, when I try to run MSTSC.exe, nothing happens

>- computer pauses for a moment and then nothing loads. If I look in task

>manager

>MSTSC.exe is running under processes (in fact usually multiple copies of

>MSTSC.exe as I have usually clicked on Remote Desktop several times in

>frustration). Now the strange part if I delete MSTSC.exe and mstscax.dll

>from the system 32 folder -- Remote desktop reverts back to an earlier

>version which loads fine. However as soon as I do windows update or try to

>reinstall RDP 6 from file (WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe) I get the same

>problem. I have tried reinstalling windows (repair - not full reinstall) and

>Remote desktop 5.1 works fine but as soon as I do a windows update, I am back

>to square one. Is there a service that needs to be running? Am I missing

>some other system file that RDP 6 requires but not RDP 5? I would like to

>have RDP 6 so that I can log on to a Vista machine.

>

>Thanks,

>Sean

 

Since it'll likely be a few more months before RDP 6.1 is released you

*could* try installing XP SP3 as it does include RDP 6.1. Anything in

the event viewer that might tell us something more?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Renelemayjr@gmail.com]

Re: Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

 

On 27 avr, 17:03, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "Sean" <S...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>

> news:6F005EBF-B358-4EF2-91B5-296DB42CE0A2@microsoft.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> >I have windows XP Home, when I try to run MSTSC.exe, nothing happens

> > - computer pauses for a moment and then nothing loads.  If I look in task

> > manager

> > MSTSC.exe is running under processes (in fact usually multiple copies of

> > MSTSC.exe as I have usually clicked on Remote Desktop several times in

> > frustration).  Now the strange part if I delete MSTSC.exe and mstscax.dll

> > from the system 32 folder -- Remote desktop reverts back to an earlier

> > version which loads fine.  However as soon as I do windows update or try

> > to

> > reinstall RDP 6 from file (WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe) I get the same

> > problem.  I have tried reinstalling windows (repair - not full reinstall)

> > and

> > Remote desktop 5.1 works fine but as soon as I do a windows update, I am

> > back

> > to square one.  Is there a service that needs to be running?  Am I missing

> > some other system file that RDP 6 requires but not RDP 5?  I would like to

> > have RDP 6 so that I can log on to a Vista machine.

>

> > Thanks,

> > Sean

>

> I am not a Vista expert but I have no problem using mstsc.exe V5 on

> my WinXP PC when establishing a Remote Desktop session on a Vista

> host.

>

> Conversely I get an error message when I try to run mstsc.exe V6

> on my WinXP PC. It is obviously not meant to run here. You will

> probably see the same error message when you run the mstsc.exe

> from a Command Prompt (which you should always do when

> trouble-shooting!) instead of the Run box.- Masquer le texte des messages précédents -

>

> - Afficher le texte des messages précédents -

 

Check mstsc.exe.mui and another mui file under <LANG> directory under

SYSTEM32, to be sure they are the new version... Under my computer,

fr-FR directory had the right version, but not the ca-FR directory...

Copied them manually, and fixed my problem. Even found out

aaclient.dll.mui not to be updated by SP3...

[Guest Raul]

Re: Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

 

Take a look at the c:\windows\system32\[lang]\ folder. This folder contains

*.mui files, change the name from mstsc.exe.mui to mstsc.exe.old.

 

This should work