I am trying to setup a Remote Desktop connection on a Windows XP Pro machine.
I have found, using netstat -a, that the port 3389 is not listed. How do I
add this to the list. Can I simply update the services file as in the old
days of Win 9X?

"Opening" a port isn't possible - there must be a server installed and
listening to that port before it will show up in your port list.

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"David Langschied" <DavidLangschied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:386B6613-A8FB-490D-A96F-C918C1F769A4@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to setup a Remote Desktop connection on a Windows XP Pro
>machine.
> I have found, using netstat -a, that the port 3389 is not listed. How do
> I
> add this to the list. Can I simply update the services file as in the old
> days of Win 9X?
>

Did you enable Remote Desktop on that PC?

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html

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"David Langschied" <DavidLangschied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:386B6613-A8FB-490D-A96F-C918C1F769A4@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to setup a Remote Desktop connection on a Windows XP Pro
>machine.
> I have found, using netstat -a, that the port 3389 is not listed. How do
> I
> add this to the list. Can I simply update the services file as in the old
> days of Win 9X?
>

Yes, it is enabled and yet the port is not open for "LISTENING". Which
services are involved? Maybe something is not running that is supposed to be
runnning. If there is a problem with the service(s), how can I reinstall
just that portion of Windows XP?


"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> Did you enable Remote Desktop on that PC?
>
> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html
>
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> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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> "David Langschied" <DavidLangschied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:386B6613-A8FB-490D-A96F-C918C1F769A4@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to setup a Remote Desktop connection on a Windows XP Pro
> >machine.
> > I have found, using netstat -a, that the port 3389 is not listed. How do
> > I
> > add this to the list. Can I simply update the services file as in the old
> > days of Win 9X?
> >
>
>
>

The "Terminal Services" service should be running. That is noted on the page
I pointed you to in the troubleshooting section. Check the dependencies
also.

Beyond that any chance your running NAV 2005 worm protection on that PC or
MS OneCare Live Beta? NAV 2005 worm protection kills RDP connections. I have
also seen reports of OneCare Live Beta causing something similar...

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"David Langschied" <DavidLangschied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0F2EBD79-4F6D-4F43-AEDE-76D4FE47D255@microsoft.com...
> Yes, it is enabled and yet the port is not open for "LISTENING". Which
> services are involved? Maybe something is not running that is supposed to
> be
> runnning. If there is a problem with the service(s), how can I reinstall
> just that portion of Windows XP?
>
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Did you enable Remote Desktop on that PC?
>>
>> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html
>>
>> --
>>
>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>>
>> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the mutual
>> benefit of all of us...
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>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>> "David Langschied" <DavidLangschied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:386B6613-A8FB-490D-A96F-C918C1F769A4@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to setup a Remote Desktop connection on a Windows XP Pro
>> >machine.
>> > I have found, using netstat -a, that the port 3389 is not listed. How
>> > do
>> > I
>> > add this to the list. Can I simply update the services file as in the
>> > old
>> > days of Win 9X?
>> >
>>
>>
>>