Yes, I can connect to this PC from within the local network. I heave read
some other posts which indicate that video drivers were a problem sometimes
so I downloaded and installed a video driver update late yesterday. I will be
going over to the remote office later this morning and I will try it again.
"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
> Does this work if you connect over the local network at the office?
>
> I would start with making sure the video drivers on each machine are the
> latest.
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> "Glennard" wrote:
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> > I connect to the main office, from a remote office, using Cisco VPN Client.
> > After connecting through the VPN, I use Remote Desktop to connect to a PC in
> > the office. After logging into the rmote PC, my local PC locks up and I have
> > to reset with the power button to reboot it. Sometimes it locks up
> > immediately after entering the password and sometimes it works fine for 5 or
> > 10 minutes before locking up, but it always locks up and has to be power
> > reset. Does anyone know what is causing this and how to fix it. Both the
> > local and remote PCs are running XP Pro, SP3.
> >