Hello.

I find several similar issues on the internet, but no working solution.

I have following scenario:

A new network 3 MS server 2003 and 2 Microsoft Storage Server 2003.
I use RDP to manage the servers.
I can so all Microsoft updates & patches without problems on the Microsoft
servers 2003.

For the both storage servers I have a problem.
As soon as I install SP2, I can connect with RDP, but the connection is so
slow, you cannot work with it. (Example, it takes up 20 mouse clicks and a
delay of 20 - 30 sec. on the start button until it respond. Typing is
impossible due the delay and lost characters.) >> The processor load is
normal as well as memory use. The console works fine. (Connect via RDP to the
console >> mstsc.exe /console has the same problem.)


It's no hardware issues, since both are completely different hardware.
Even one server is 32 bit the other is 64 bit.
As soon as I uninstall SP2 again, everything works normal again. All other
patches and updates can be applied without any problem.
I would like to install SP2 but the server is not manageable anymore remotely.


All help is appreciated.

Howdy rdstar..

Have you gone in and looked into your event viewer? I would look under apps or system for any yellow or red marks in there..

ALso have you disabled any services through msconfig or admin control panel? If so please list them..

Hi do you have updated Terminal Services Client 6.0 installed?

Hiya Merlin,

There is nothing abnormal to see in the event viewer.
There are no services running that aren't nescessary and no programs in the startup tab of msconfig.

When working on the console directly everything is working fine.

Regards

Hiya,

I've tried to connect to the server with RDP client 6.0 on Vista & XP, the standard RDP client of XP and a Linux RDP client on an Thin Client.
All have exact the same problem;
Working on the other servers that are running windows 2003 server instead of 2003 Storage server is working fine.
As soon as I uninstall SP2 on the storage servers all works fine again.

Regards

It sounds similar to this problem After you apply a Windows XP service pack, the remote desktop session fails