Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2008.
• You let the system go idle for some time. Therefore, the monitor enters a low-power state, and the screen turns off.
• To wake up the monitor, you press the computer’s power button, or you use the remote control. The monitor resumes the full-power state, and the screen turns back on.

However, in this scenario, the monitor remains in the full-power state for only several seconds, and then it reverts to the low-power state.

Note: This issue does not occur when you wake up the monitor by pressing a key on the keyboard or by clicking the mouse.

Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management

Situation
When Remote Controlling a Vista workstation, the icon for sending Ctrl-Alt-Del is greyed out

You try to match a cable set-top box or a satellite set-top box together with a Windows Media Center infrared remote control in Windows Vista, and the infrared codes are not matched correctly to the set-top box. Then, you receive the following error message:

Code Limit Reached - You have tried the maximum allowed number of codes. Please use one of the codes you have already tried, or contact technical support.

When you try to use the Remote Debugging Monitor (Msvsmon.exe) in Microsoft Visual Studio on a Windows Vista-based computer, you may receive the following error message in the Configure Firewall for Remote Debugging dialog box:

The Windows Firewall is currently blocking remote debugging.

When you try to unblock the Remote Debugging Monitor, you receive the following error message:

Could not configure the Windows Firewall. Incorrect function.

Remote access clients that are running Windows Vista cannot access Routing and Remote Access Service servers that use IPv6 or the computers behind the servers.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, when you try to connect to a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 through a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection, the RDP connection fails. Also, you receive the following error message:

The security policy of your computer requires you to type a password on the Windows Security dialog box. However, the remote computer you want to connect to cannot recognize credentials supplied using the Windows Security dialog box. For assistance, contact your system administrator or technical support

This problem occurs when the Require trusted path for credential entry Group Policy setting is enabled on the Windows Vista-based computer.

On a Windows Server 2008-based or a Windows Vista-based computer, you use Event Viewer to try to view events on a remote computer. However, you receive an error message that resembles one that is mentioned in this section.

Note: This behavior occurs if the remote computer runs a version of Windows that is earlier than Windows Vista. The error message varies, depending on the operating system that is used on the remote computer.
Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server error message

There are no more endpoints available from the endpoint mapper(1753)

Windows XP error message

Access is Denied(5)

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you open a remote shared folder in Windows Explorer that uses the Details view and for which the Preview Pane layout is enabled. When you try to open a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Workbook from the remote shared folder, you may receive the following message:
File in Use file_name is locked for editing by user_name
However, in this case, no other user is using this document.

Note: This problem also occurs when you try to open other shared 2007 Office documents. Different users cannot exclusively edit such shared documents.

• Pinnacle Systems Announces PCTV Remote Kit for Windows Vista
  If you use Media Center and don’t have a remote, Pinnacle has what you’re looking for.
  (tags: Remote Media Center )
• Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition : Everything You Know About Vista is Wrong, Part 1
  Part 1 of Roberts four part series talking about the bad press Vista has received.
  (tags: Review PR )

Keep reading →

If you use Media Center and don’t have a remote, Pinnacle has what you’re looking for. Keep reading →