Sign in
Microsoft.com
 
Microsoft
 
 
 

locked
Remote Desktop Wallpaper RRS feed

 > 

  • Question

  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    1
    Sign in to vote
    I have noticed that even on a reasonable connection speed my remote desktop takes a long time to draw the desktop background. I have configured my Vista machines, one laptop and one desktop both 32-bit, so that the Enforce Removal of Desktop Wallpaper is Enabled, however, this does not seem to take effect when using Live Mesh.

    Please can you let me know whether this is an outstanding issue or if it will be incorporated into the Remote Desktop functionality at a later date?

    Thank you.
    Tuesday, May 27, 2008 12:09 AM

Answers

  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    0
    Sign in to vote
    Hi,

    By default, the Live Mesh Remote Desktop feature turns off wallpapers on the host machine when a user connects remotely.  Are you using another program at the same time that changes the wallpaper, etc.?  If not, we'd appreciate it if you could submit a bug report with your logs attached so that we can look into this.

    Thanks,

    Ben.

    ------------------------------------------------

    To submit a bug with your logs attached:

    Please go to http://connect.microsoft.com/. Sign in and then select Live Mesh Tech Preview on Your Dashboard.  Click Feedback and follow the instructions for collecting your logs and then submit a bug.

    To get your logs:

    1.  Click Start.
    2.  Select All Programs and look for the Live Mesh folder.
    3.  Click     Collect Live Mesh Logs.
    4.  Your logs will be bundled together in a cab file now located on your desktop.

    Attach your LiveMeshLogs.cab file located on your desktop to your bug.

    Note: you will have to submit a bug first, then edit it to attach your logs.        

    If you do not have access to the Live Mesh Connect site, you can email your logs to lmprev@microsoft.com.  Please provide as much information about your issue as you can in that email.

    Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:11 AM

All replies

  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    0
    Sign in to vote
    Hi,

    By default, the Live Mesh Remote Desktop feature turns off wallpapers on the host machine when a user connects remotely.  Are you using another program at the same time that changes the wallpaper, etc.?  If not, we'd appreciate it if you could submit a bug report with your logs attached so that we can look into this.

    Thanks,

    Ben.

    ------------------------------------------------

    To submit a bug with your logs attached:

    Please go to http://connect.microsoft.com/. Sign in and then select Live Mesh Tech Preview on Your Dashboard.  Click Feedback and follow the instructions for collecting your logs and then submit a bug.

    To get your logs:

    1.  Click Start.
    2.  Select All Programs and look for the Live Mesh folder.
    3.  Click     Collect Live Mesh Logs.
    4.  Your logs will be bundled together in a cab file now located on your desktop.

    Attach your LiveMeshLogs.cab file located on your desktop to your bug.

    Note: you will have to submit a bug first, then edit it to attach your logs.        

    If you do not have access to the Live Mesh Connect site, you can email your logs to lmprev@microsoft.com.  Please provide as much information about your issue as you can in that email.

    Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:11 AM
  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    0
    Sign in to vote
    Hi Ben,

    many thanks for the response. I have submitted the report as requested.

    Whilst playing a little more with the Remote Desktop functionality I found that disconnecting and then reconnecting to an existing Remote Desktop session caused my Desktop Wallpaper to be removed correctly. The logon screen was still displaying a background image when I unlocked the Remote Desktop.
    Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:51 AM
  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    0
    Sign in to vote
    I have the same problem - both in Vista and in XP, the wallpaper is showing, which makes the remote desktop feature basically unusable.

    If you say that the wallpaper should not be seen, then I guess that the culprit is "John's background switcher", a nice little app that switches your wallpaper with nice pictures from flickr etc.

    Note that remote desktop (the "real" one, not the live mesh one) has no problem with this app and does not show the wallpaper when in remoting.
    Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:47 PM
  • Question
    Sign in to vote
    0
    Sign in to vote
    My desktop walpaper is properly hidden, however, Vista's green swirlies show up during login and if you send ctrl+alt+del. No big deal except for the fact that it takes upwards of 30 seconds on a fast machine + connection to draw the sucker. This compares very unfavorably with native RDC which draws in less than 2 seconds.
    • Edited by ptyork Monday, July 21, 2008 6:41 AM incorrect
    Monday, July 21, 2008 2:08 AM