MS Clear Screen Saver doesn't work

Posted by ufoq on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by ufoq
Published on 2010-09-17T14:10:02Z Indexed on 2012/09/07 15:40 UTC
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I have a problem with really exotic thing - Microsoft Clear Screen Saver. As it's name suggests, it's a screen saver, that's transparent (MS posted it as a part of W2k Resource Kit). When you move the mouse/hit a key, the "lock" dialog appears. I would like to use this to view servers desktops without need to log in.

I tested it on my XP's, and it works flawlessy. But on W2K3 servers it doesn't work. After the screensaver timeout, the error message is displayed:

"The Clear Screen Saver cannot display the user desktop after the workstation has been locked"

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