Out of interest, did the repair install fix this problem?

I have the same problem with my work laptop.

"Perplexed not Confused Yet"
<PerplexednotConfusedYet@discussions.microsoft.com > wrote in message
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> Al,
>
> I will try it out this evening, and keep you posted. Thanks for the
> suggestions.
>
> "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You might try this...
>>
>> 1. Re-registering Remote Desktop using the command line that
>> follows...Reboot the PC after doing this...
>>
>> regsvr32 remotepg.dll
>>
>> 2. Doing a "repair installation". Note the warnings on the page...
>>
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
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>> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
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>> "Perplexed not Confused Yet"
>> <PerplexednotConfusedYet@discussions.microsoft.com > wrote in message
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>> > Al,
>> >
>> > I have been reading off the Internet. It seems quite a few people are
>> > having
>> > similar problems, but I am not seeing any solution addressing this
>> > issue.
>> > Most suggestions are directing to the URL you gave.
>> >
>> > Is there any Registry entry that is missing or corrupt to prevent a
>> > remote
>> > client to connect? All relevant ports are enabled to pass through the
>> > Firewall, which in this case is 3389. I even disable the Firewall to
>> > test,
>> > but the same thing happened.
>> >
>> > Would appreciate if you can provide more suggestions that I can try.
>> >
>> > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> See this page for troubleshooting help...
>> >>
>> >> http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...eshooting.html
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>> >>
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>> >> mutual
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>> >> "Perplexed not Confused Yet" <Perplexed not Confused
>> >> Yet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:E74E6A5C-97F7-47A6-A98F-D85F345AEDC9@microsoft.com...
>> >> > The error message is "The remote computer has ended the connection."
>> >> >
>> >> > The computer I am trying to connect was purchased a month ago with
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > XP Home Edition. Upgraded to XP Professional SP2 this past weekend.
>> >> > It
>> >> > has
>> >> > a
>> >> > static IP: 192.168.2.*. Remote Desktop is turned on. Windows
>> >> > Firewall
>> >> > Exception created for Remote Desktop. Port is 3389.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am trying Remote Desktop on another machine on the network. After
>> >> > I
>> >> > click
>> >> > on the Connect button, the small tab will show up on top of the
>> >> > screen,
>> >> > but
>> >> > immediately the above error will show up.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have been reading the search results from the Internet. Tried all
>> >> > suggestions, but not successful. Searched Microsoft Knowledge Base
>> >> > and
>> >> > Technet, and I could not find any solution.
>> >> >
>> >> > This is my last resort. Would appreciate if somebody can help.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you in advance.
>> >>
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