I would try turning off remote access settings on the Vista client, then
restart and turn it back on, to toggle the setting to on, if the update
changed it. Control Panel, System, Tasks pane, "Remote Settings" link.
Uncheck, apply, restart, recheck, apply

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"JohnBick" <JohnBick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Been experiencing a weird problem the last couple weeks after 6+months of
> easy remote access to my Vista client via my Windows Home Server. It
> started
> when I was using a remote connection on 6/19 and an update came through as
> I
> was actively using it. The connection "broke" and I went to log back in.
> Problem is that I no longer see my usual Vista log-in screen!
>
> I can properly log in to the MSS server, access Photo WebShare, see photos
> in WHIIST, see a (very preliminary) ASP.NET web page, log in to the
> server,
> access shared files and "see" my list of clients. BUT, when I try to
> access
> the Vista client (the only one that can be remotely accessed) I do not see
> my
> normal log-in screen when I am remote. If I go in locally using the IP
> address ([url]http://192.168.1.xxx[/url]) then all is normal.
>
> Normally I would see a screen giving me two userids to choose from: John1
> &
> John2. (Guest is disabled, John1 has Administrative privileges, John2 does
> not.) This is what I see on a local/IP connection but if I go in remotely
> (or
> through a loop-back) with the name then I see "Administrator" and "Other".
> When I go to the other selection I am allowed to enter name and ID but
> nothing works. Using John1 I get "invalid password" errors. Using John2 I
> get
> messages telling me it is not in the correct group for remote access. I
> created a John3 ID (administrative) to see if that would work, but it
> doesn't.
>
> Initially I thought it was something in the Vista user setups but that
> makes
> no sense as I can get in locally with IP addressing. I do not see anything
> obvious blocked in my Firewall (Windows Live OneCare) of in my router
> (Linksys WRT-54G v1.1) but those are my current areas of focus.
>
> It is almost like I am trying to log into a different client than my own.
>
> And it is definitely frustrating.
>
> Anyone know what's going on here?
>
> (This is also posted
> athttp://www.mediasmartserver.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1661 )[/color]