Remote Desktop -Windows XP

So I used to be able to use Remote Desktop on my laptop to connect to my
desktop with no issues whatsoever. However, a few weeks ago, I was suddenly
unable to connect to my desktop. When I click on the Connect button, the
buttons with gray out for a split second and then reenable and nothing
happens...no error message, no connection, nothing. I can ping my desktop
from my laptop just fine, I can connect to my laptop from my desktop fine, I
just can't do it from my laptop to my desktop.
Both computers are running XP Professional with Service Pack 3 with all the
necessary updates. I made sure Remote Connections are allowed and that it
exists in the Windows Firewall exceptions.
Now, I don't THINK I made any changes before it stopped working...at least
none that I know of, to any settings or my router settings...anyone have any
ideas?

Nevermind, I figured it out after doing a bit more research...turns out the
latest NVidia drivers 175.16 cause the problem, and even updating to the
175.19 WHQL ones didn't work...so I downgraded to the 169.21 drivers and it
all works now.
That makes me quite happy.

"EricChang591" wrote:

> So I used to be able to use Remote Desktop on my laptop to connect to my
> desktop with no issues whatsoever. However, a few weeks ago, I was suddenly
> unable to connect to my desktop. When I click on the Connect button, the
> buttons with gray out for a split second and then reenable and nothing
> happens...no error message, no connection, nothing. I can ping my desktop
> from my laptop just fine, I can connect to my laptop from my desktop fine, I
> just can't do it from my laptop to my desktop.
> Both computers are running XP Professional with Service Pack 3 with all the
> necessary updates. I made sure Remote Connections are allowed and that it
> exists in the Windows Firewall exceptions.
> Now, I don't THINK I made any changes before it stopped working...at least
> none that I know of, to any settings or my router settings...anyone have any
> ideas?