Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista

**kcnychief** · February 22nd, 2007

The XP Hack is probably one of our more popular tech threads. I found this on the internet for Vista and wanted to post it as well.

I found the article over at Download Squad, who talked about the hack discussed on The Green Button, and also a great, complete guide written and posted by Alan Cooke

Here is a snippet from Alan's page, being the quick and dirty details:

Download Sunmorgus' hacked Termsrv.dll file HERE

Now, Vista's security needs a little massaging to allow you to modify the original termsrv.dll file, found in C:\Windows\System32, so....

Click Start, then type "cmd" in the search box & hit enter. This will launch the Command prompt

Type the following & hit enter: takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll

Then type this & hit enter (NOTE: Replace USERNAME with YOUR USERNAME!! If your name has a space in it, enclose it with quotes, like "Mike Garcen"): cacls C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll /G USERNAME:F

Then go to your Windows Explorer, and go to C:\Windows\System32

Rename the original termsrv.dll to something else, like "termsrv.dll.ORIGINAL", just in case

*NOTE* If you are unable to do the above, try rebooting into SAFE MODE

Then copy & paste the Hacked DLL you downloaded in Step 1 into the C:\Windows\System32 folder

And voila!

Then you'll also need to create another user. Remember, this doesn't let you connect 2 people to the same user account, so make another account & then just connect to that one & you should NOT be disconnected.

Should be noted this will only work for Vista Business and Vista Ultimate, as it appears those are the only two that support Remote Desktop

**VenomXt** · February 22nd, 2007

Sweet, now i can stop logging out of one server to log into another one.

**madmatt** · February 22nd, 2007

Venom, you can have multiple sessions open at once. This hack only applies to RDP connections TO Vista. When you RDP into Vista it kicks out the user currently logged on and/or locks the computer.

From Vista though, you can have as many connections out as you'd like.

Mooz · February 22nd, 2007

out of interest what happens if two users log in as the same person with the concurrancy patch enabled.

D?

**kcnychief** · February 22nd, 2007

You need a seperate account for this to work, you can't login twice with the same user account. If you try to login with the same user account, you will either force them off or get some weird message, not sure really.

**Admiral Michael** · February 22nd, 2007

Well in XP if you log into the user that's already logged in then it would simply lock that user out and let the remote user use that account. I'd imagine Vista would be the same, I'd test it but I decided to revert back to XP.

IDLE · February 22nd, 2007

i remoted in from a vista laptop to my vista PC and it does lock out that account you logged in to. I have not tried creating a second account on the PC to see if my original "main" account will get locked if i log in as the second user via remote.

PcTuner · March 3rd, 2007

I have created a self installing patch for Windows Vista to allow concurrent remote sessions.

This Version works with:

Works with Ultimate, Business, Home Premium & Enterprise Edition.
Works with 32-bit & 64-bit versions.
Works with Original Release & Service Pack 1

Update Version 11 (March 30th, 2008):

Now works with Windows Vista Enterprise Edition.

**Shamus MacNoob** · March 3rd, 2007

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO who wants to run and install that .exe from someone we dont know?

I will wait till some other brave soul does it.

**fitz** · March 3rd, 2007

lol.. no kidding. A guy with a first post offering an executable..

Maybe i'll load up a test vista machine in vmware and try it - it will have to wait until I get back to work on Monday though..

**Shamus MacNoob** · March 3rd, 2007

DOOOOOOOOOO it !!!!!!!!!!!

You know you want to!!!!!!

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PcTuner · March 3rd, 2007

Originally Posted by Shamus MacNoob

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO who wants to run and install that .exe from someone we dont know?

I will wait till some other brave soul does it.

Well it's only a WinRAR SFX archive with a batch file and the cracked termsrv.dll.
If you have a doubt you can open the .exe with WinRAR.

GEN3RIC · March 12th, 2007

I have no reason to install. can I do it on VPC2007? I may do it then.

steve743 · March 16th, 2007

Does anyone know if this replaces RDP version 6 with the old XP RDP 5? RDP 6 that comes with vista looks cool and is a good improvement, but its a shame if this patch reverts it to RDP 5.

PcTuner · March 21st, 2007

No no ... This has nothing to do with XP.

**Electronic Punk** · March 21st, 2007

I only tend to use the same account so don't really need this patch.
Quite happy that accessing from work locks my desktop.

Can't check the file from here (can't check .exe's) but I guess it will be easy enough to check out what it does.

PcTuner · March 26th, 2007

I have uploaded the 4th update of MRDP - Vista.
- Better Information
- Checks if Service works.
- Support for Home Premium.
- Support for 64 bit editions.
- Automatic Requirements Check.

**American Zombie** · March 28th, 2007

Why upload something for others that you have not tested on your own machine first?

PcTuner · April 3rd, 2007

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Why upload something for others that you have not tested on your own machine first?

Please read carefully...
I said I have not tested in Business Edition (Because I only have an Ultimate Edition).

pidgeon-power · April 14th, 2007

Originally Posted by PcTuner

I have uploaded the 4th update of MRDP - Vista.
- Better Information
- Checks if Service works.
- Support for Home Premium.
- Support for 64 bit editions.
- Automatic Requirements Check.

I've tried to use the .exe you uploaded but some of the dll's are corrupt. Any chance you could upload them again?

February 22nd, 2007	Top \| #1
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista The XP Hack is probably one of our more popular tech threads. I found this on the internet for Vista and wanted to post it as well. I found the article over at Download Squad, who talked about the hack discussed on The Green Button, and also a great, complete guide written and posted by Alan Cooke Here is a snippet from Alan's page, being the quick and dirty details: Download Sunmorgus' hacked Termsrv.dll file HERE Now, Vista's security needs a little massaging to allow you to modify the original termsrv.dll file, found in C:\Windows\System32, so.... Click Start, then type "cmd" in the search box & hit enter. This will launch the Command prompt Type the following & hit enter: takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll Then type this & hit enter (NOTE: Replace USERNAME with YOUR USERNAME!! If your name has a space in it, enclose it with quotes, like "Mike Garcen"): cacls C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll /G USERNAME:F Then go to your Windows Explorer, and go to C:\Windows\System32 Rename the original termsrv.dll to something else, like "termsrv.dll.ORIGINAL", just in case NOTE If you are unable to do the above, try rebooting into SAFE MODE Then copy & paste the Hacked DLL you downloaded in Step 1 into the C:\Windows\System32 folder And voila! Then you'll also need to create another user. Remember, this doesn't let you connect 2 people to the same user account, so make another account & then just connect to that one & you should NOT be disconnected. Should be noted this will only work for Vista Business and Vista Ultimate, as it appears those are the only two that support Remote Desktop XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

February 22nd, 2007	Top \| #2
VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 143	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista Sweet, now i can stop logging out of one server to log into another one. www.venomxt.com

February 22nd, 2007	Top \| #3
madmatt Bow Down to the King Joined: April 2002 Location: New York Posts: 13,312 Reputation: 4090 Power: 294	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista Venom, you can have multiple sessions open at once. This hack only applies to RDP connections TO Vista. When you RDP into Vista it kicks out the user currently logged on and/or locks the computer. From Vista though, you can have as many connections out as you'd like.

February 22nd, 2007	Top \| #4
Mooz Moozically Con~foozed Joined: July 2002 Location: UK Posts: 126 Reputation: 60 Power: 118	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista out of interest what happens if two users log in as the same person with the concurrancy patch enabled. D?

February 22nd, 2007	Top \| #5
kcnychief █▄█ ▀█▄ █ Joined: April 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,949 Reputation: 4941 Power: 302	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista You need a seperate account for this to work, you can't login twice with the same user account. If you try to login with the same user account, you will either force them off or get some weird message, not sure really. XBOX Live Gamertag: kcnychief

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IDLE OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2004 Posts: 374 Reputation: 80 Power: 101	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista i remoted in from a vista laptop to my vista PC and it does lock out that account you logged in to. I have not tried creating a second account on the PC to see if my original "main" account will get locked if i log in as the second user via remote.

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,014 Reputation: 2947 Power: 164**	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista lol.. no kidding. A guy with a first post offering an executable.. Maybe i'll load up a test vista machine in vmware and try it - it will have to wait until I get back to work on Monday though.. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 178	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista DOOOOOOOOOO it !!!!!!!!!!! You know you want to!!!!!! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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PcTuner Software Tuner Joined: March 2007 Posts: 19 Reputation: 10 Power: 61	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista Originally Posted by Shamus MacNoob SOOOOOOOOOOOOO who wants to run and install that .exe from someone we dont know? I will wait till some other brave soul does it. Well it's only a WinRAR SFX archive with a batch file and the cracked termsrv.dll. If you have a doubt you can open the .exe with WinRAR.

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GEN3RIC OSNN Senior Addict Joined: April 2005 Location: Woodbury, MN Posts: 634 Reputation: 260 Power: 92	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista I have no reason to install. can I do it on VPC2007? I may do it then.

March 16th, 2007	Top \| #14
steve743 OSNN One Post Wonder Joined: March 2007 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista Does anyone know if this replaces RDP version 6 with the old XP RDP 5? RDP 6 that comes with vista looks cool and is a good improvement, but its a shame if this patch reverts it to RDP 5.

March 21st, 2007	Top \| #15
PcTuner Software Tuner Joined: March 2007 Posts: 19 Reputation: 10 Power: 61	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista No no ... This has nothing to do with XP.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista I only tend to use the same account so don't really need this patch. Quite happy that accessing from work locks my desktop. Can't check the file from here (can't check .exe's) but I guess it will be easy enough to check out what it does.

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pidgeon-power OSNN Junior Addict Joined: April 2007 Posts: 2 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: Concurrent Remote Desktop for Windows Vista Originally Posted by PcTuner I have uploaded the 4th update of MRDP - Vista. - Better Information - Checks if Service works. - Support for Home Premium. - Support for 64 bit editions. - Automatic Requirements Check. I've tried to use the .exe you uploaded but some of the dll's are corrupt. Any chance you could upload them again?