Remote Desktop color problem.

CaptainCharisma

I have a Windows XP computer that I don't typically hook up a monitor to so I use this computer as a server and remote desktop to it, with a Windows Vista 64-bit machine. I've got remote desktop up and running fine, but when I remote desktop to the XP machine, my remote desktop session defaults to using 16-bit color and I can not change it.

My XP machine is running service pack 3 so it should have Terminal Services Ver. 6.1. The video card in the XP machine is a Matrox dual monitor card, and it does support 32-bit color, because when I do log into it locally my local session runs in 32-bit color.

My Vista machine is running service pack 1 so it should also have Terminal Services Ver. 6.1. My Vista machine has dual 8800GT's in SLI.

When I go to initiate a session from my Vista machine, I have the settings configured for 32-bit color and all the other visual features, but when the session starts I notice its using 16-bit color.

Any ideas?

undomiel

I haven't run across the problem before but you could try this guy's tips and see if they help: SLB: Remote Desktop Video 32-bit Mode Windows XP

CaptainCharisma

Thanks for the link undomiel.

One of my original thoughts was to check group policy, but I then second guessed myself before actually checking group policy and thought that something like this wouldn't be hidden in there. Guess 24-bit is the best that can be done, according to the article, so I'll use that, its better than 16-bit.

Thanks again.