Windows XP SP3 Remote Desktop Broken – Fixed!
(Originally posted 19 September, 2008. Copied from Google cache because this info is useful!)
After weeks of on-and-off searching, Ive finally found the solution to my issue with remote desktop. My problem was I could no longer connect to my workstation using remote desktop. The remote desktop client would attempt to connect and immediately reset itself. No connection and no error message.
This occurred after I had installed windows updates, including service pack 3. I tried turning remote connections on and off with no success. Checked ports and firewall, uninstalled updates, reinstalled updates, messed with the registry, all to no avail. I had resorted to using VNC, which, lets face it, doesnt perform quite as well as the MS client.
Turns out the problem is with the latest Nvidia drivers.
W.T.F.
The latest 175.xx Nvidia drivers have a faulty RDPDD.dll driver. This causes any remote desktop connections to fail.
Solution: Install any of the older Nvidia display drivers. I have installed 169.32 and they are working correctly. 174.xx series drives are also reported to be working.
Nvidia has yet to come out with a fix for this, so if you use remote desktop, do not install the latest drivers until this is fixed.
More information here: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=67147
If this helped you, please leave a comment!
Thanks! Was going crazy but this put me on a trail to a solution. Looks like a Microsoft ATi driver for a Radeon 2400 does the same thing. Upgraded to the latest ATI driver, problem fixed!
Thank you! I had the same problem. Fixed it by updating the nvidia driver to te latest version (186.18)
I had same issue with SP3 with GeForce 6200 version 175.xx. I swithed to 169.xx and it worked. Then I updated to 190.xx and works good now. I am able to do remote access to my PC. Thank you so much.
Cheers.
This has been a PLAGUED problem for me .. I am downloading the new drivers now and if this fixes it I will be EXTREMELY HAPPY as well as pissed that NVIDIA broke my RDP.
Cards are 2 8800 GTS BFG Versions.
Unfuckingbelievable. I’ve been trying to fix this for a couple weeks now. I was even sniffing the wire to see where the rdp protocol was breaking. Never considered it might be the video driver shitting the bed. Updated to the latest drivers and all is well. Thanks.