Can't login locally after Remote Desktop session

Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.

When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect or
log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.

All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse pointer
moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the login
screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it, it
works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it through
another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
computation that takes several days to complete.

Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.

"mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-4A0D98A071C4@microsoft.com...
> Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
>
> When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect
> or
> log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
>
> All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
> monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
> pointer
> moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
> login
> screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it,
> it
> works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
> through
> another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
> computation that takes several days to complete.
>
> Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.

As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
- Type your user name
- Press the Tab key
- Type your password
- Press the Enter key

Thanks for the tip Pegasus. I will try that and post back.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-4A0D98A071C4@microsoft.com...
> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
> >
> > When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect
> > or
> > log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
> >
> > All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
> > monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
> > pointer
> > moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
> > login
> > screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it,
> > it
> > works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
> > through
> > another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
> > computation that takes several days to complete.
> >
> > Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
>
> As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
> that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
> happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
> - Type your user name
> - Press the Tab key
> - Type your password
> - Press the Enter key
>
>
>

Pegasus:

I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the
volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login
attempts and heard nothing.

All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything
else. Perhaps this is a bug.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-4A0D98A071C4@microsoft.com...
> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
> >
> > When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and disconnect
> > or
> > log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
> >
> > All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
> > monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
> > pointer
> > moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
> > login
> > screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into it,
> > it
> > works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
> > through
> > another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
> > computation that takes several days to complete.
> >
> > Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
>
> As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
> that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
> happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
> - Type your user name
> - Press the Tab key
> - Type your password
> - Press the Enter key
>
>
>

How about disabling one or two of the monitors when you leave the office to
see if it makes a difference? You can enable them when you return and
login. I assume you don't have three monitors at home. A nuisance but
better than a hard reboot.

I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I
remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22" widescreen.
Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not had your
problem.

"mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71AA4917-57A5-475D-9204-8E633AF4C53E@microsoft.com...
> Pegasus:
>
> I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up the
> volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login
> attempts and heard nothing.
>
> All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything
> else. Perhaps this is a bug.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-4A0D98A071C4@microsoft.com...
>> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
>> >
>> > When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and
>> > disconnect
>> > or
>> > log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
>> >
>> > All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
>> > monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
>> > pointer
>> > moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
>> > login
>> > screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into
>> > it,
>> > it
>> > works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
>> > through
>> > another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
>> > computation that takes several days to complete.
>> >
>> > Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
>>
>> As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
>> that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
>> happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
>> - Type your user name
>> - Press the Tab key
>> - Type your password
>> - Press the Enter key
>>
>>
>>

I found a new article about RDP 6.0 which documents a new switch (/span) on
the newest RDP 6.0 client.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/925876

This may help your situation.

"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message
news:uEeBAWZfIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> How about disabling one or two of the monitors when you leave the office
> to see if it makes a difference? You can enable them when you return and
> login. I assume you don't have three monitors at home. A nuisance but
> better than a hard reboot.
>
> I do much the same (Cisco VPN) and my XP laptop (at the office) that I
> remote into has two displays (not three). At home I have a 22"
> widescreen. Sometimes my remote session fails to connect but I have not
> had your problem.
>
> "mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:71AA4917-57A5-475D-9204-8E633AF4C53E@microsoft.com...
>> Pegasus:
>>
>> I tried the method you suggested below to no avail. I even turned up
>> the
>> volume on my speakers and listened for sounds related to failed login
>> attempts and heard nothing.
>>
>> All the latest Windows updates are installed. I can't think of anything
>> else. Perhaps this is a bug.
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "mjlazar" <mjlazar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:5F3F95F5-9737-4AF2-B433-4A0D98A071C4@microsoft.com...
>>> > Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't find anything on the internet.
>>> >
>>> > When I remote into my PC at work (we use Cisco VPN Client) and
>>> > disconnect
>>> > or
>>> > log off, I can't log in locally when I come back into the office.
>>> >
>>> > All I get is my blank background on all of my monitors (I have three
>>> > monitors which may be causing the problem to begin with). The mouse
>>> > pointer
>>> > moves around the screen, but when I press cntl-alt-del to bring up the
>>> > login
>>> > screen, nothing happens. If I go to another PC and try to remote into
>>> > it,
>>> > it
>>> > works no problem. Only option is to do a hard reboot (or restart it
>>> > through
>>> > another remote desktop session), which sucks if I am running a large
>>> > computation that takes several days to complete.
>>> >
>>> > Hope someone can help! Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> As you say, your three monitors may be the problem. I suspect
>>> that the logon prompt is there but invisible to you. See what
>>> happens when you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then do this blindly:
>>> - Type your user name
>>> - Press the Tab key
>>> - Type your password
>>> - Press the Enter key
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>