[jrb1400]

I understand that I can install Win XPE and use the RDP protocol to control
the computer from a remote location, but that allows only one user at a time.
Is there some other product that behaves more like Windows Terminal Server
where multiple users can log in simultaneously?
Or - is there some way to install Windows Terminal Server in such a way so
the disk is not written? For example, if we could install Windows Terminal
Server on a flash disk, and use something like XPE's EWF capability to
prevent writes to the flash disk, that would be ideal.

[Matt Kellner \(MS\)]

Hi jrb. There are a couple of facets to this question that I'll try to
address here.

Terminal Services on WinXP Pro and Embedded will not allow more than one
user to be logged in to the computer at the same time, to the best of my
knowledge. I believe Fast User Switching (which is supported at the main
desktop only) is the only way to allow more than one person to be logged in
at the same time, but even then, only one person can be actively using the
computer at a time.

The ability to have multiple users logged in via TS is something that's
available in the Windows Server 2003 product line.

(Again, I'm not an expert on this - there is a chance I'm wrong on this
topic. Could someone with more experience with TS confirm this?)

As for TS and EWF interacting with one another: Sure, there's no reason you
couldn't install TS and EWF together on the same runtime. EWF will prevent
ALL write operations from going to the protected partition - it's up to you
to decide whether you want them to be directed to RAM (RAM/RAM Reg Overlay)
or to a separate partition (Disk Overlay). But TS should work fine in that
scenario so long as you don't exceed your system's RAM or disk space. (In a
RAM Overlay, the more writes are performed to the overlay, the less RAM is
available to the operating system. In a TS scenario, I would recommend a
Disk Overlay - you can always discard the overlay on shutdown if you don't
need to persist the written data between boots.)

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Matt Kellner (mattkell@online.microsoft.com)
STE, Windows Embedded Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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"jrb1400" <jrb1400@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I understand that I can install Win XPE and use the RDP protocol to control
> the computer from a remote location, but that allows only one user at a
> time.
> Is there some other product that behaves more like Windows Terminal Server
> where multiple users can log in simultaneously?
> Or - is there some way to install Windows Terminal Server in such a way so
> the disk is not written? For example, if we could install Windows
> Terminal
> Server on a flash disk, and use something like XPE's EWF capability to
> prevent writes to the flash disk, that would be ideal.
>
>