Windows XP sp2 might enable 2 concurrent users log

[Alpine]

More news has surfaced regarding the issue of having concurrent sessions under SP2 of Windows XP when operating Fast User Switching (FUS). This will allow more than one user to remotely connect to a machine at the same time.

A Microsoft proposal document on this matter outlines a number of scenarios that this will affect but does not specifically state that an active user physically logged on at the machine will be unaffected by a remote session. It does state that an existing remote user will be unaffected by a second session and seems to hint at the use of both a local and remote session at the same time, although in theory there should not be a distinction between a local and remote session.

If two sessions are already logged on the remote user may be given an option to select which existing user they wish to send a disconnect request to. Alternatively, if two remote sessions are already active, the disconnect request will most likely be sent to the session that is idle longest.

This is achieved by a registry tweak to change the MaxInstanceCount for Terminal Services under Windows XP.

Currently, it seems that the two concurrent sessions applying only to machines with FUS is still open.

We have obtained the document that outlines for such proposals below.

Download Concurrent Sessions Document :http://www.neowin.net/staff/creamhac...onsonXPSP2.zip
Source: http://winxp.bink.nu/

[~*McoreD*~]

I really need the ability of two users can be logged in to one computer. I just realised this weekend that you cannot do so. And a solution is hopefully coming in the future.
I tried to use Remote Desktop Connection in another LAN computer while a user was using that computer, but I couldn't.
SP2 will be a great relief. Thank you very much for the news Alpine.

[Alpine]

It's a pleasure McoreD!!

[Zone-MR]

This is one of the main reason I use windows.net (windows 2003 server). It allows several remote users to use the server at the same time as the user in front of it. It would certainly be interesting to see this build into the standard WinXP.

[Darkwolven]

I wouldn't mind this as long as it could be turned OFF under services. I have no need for concurrent users so I don't need the extra security risk. Knowing MS, they will probably turn it on as default putting all the uninformed people who have no clue about securing an NT box at risk.

[Sephiroth]

Quote:

Originally posted by Darkwolven@Apr 15 2003, 03:15 PM
I wouldn't mind this as long as it could be turned OFF under services. I have no need for concurrent users so I don't need the extra security risk. Knowing MS, they will probably turn it on as default putting all the uninformed people who have no clue about securing an NT box at risk.

, from what I've read, you can enable it and disable it under sp2 via changing the value in a reg key, so there should be a way to cut it off one way or another