RDPdd.dll failed to load

Loaded up a brand new machine yesterday for one of the developers (that new Gateway I mentioned the other day, in fact). Fresh install of XP and Service Pack 3 and things were looking good.

The developer was using Remote Desktop to finish installations and general configuration before moving it to his office. Suddenly he shoots

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Belt and Suspenders With ChrisControl

I found a great new utility this week and I’ve already had the chance to use it several times. It has yet to disappoint and I love the flexibility it offers.

Suppose you manage Windows machines and periodically need to remotely access them. There are several great utilities to help streamline this (for instance, I like

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Terminals: A Quick Look

Last summer I discovered Royal TS, a slick utility to manage multiple Remote Desktop connections to multiple machines. Ever since then it has been been almost a daily player in my typical day’s toolbox.

Somewhere along the line I also learned about Terminals which, at first glance, appears pretty similar to Royal TS in an ugly

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More on Remote Desktop: Royal TS

Last week I mentioned the nifty ability of Remote Desktop to connect to the console on Windows 2003 servers. As part of that, I mentioned the command line option and a Vista gadget.

The neighbor and I were chatting earlier this week. Knowing that he spends a lot of time connecting to remote servers, I

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Windows 2003 Remote Desktop to Console

Here’s a tip about something I “re-learn” every few months. Perhaps writing it down will help me remember?

If your job has you working with Windows Servers, you no doubt are well familiar with the Remote Desktop Protocol. Windows users have Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), linux users can use tsclient/rdesktop and I’m sure there

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