Error message when you try to connect to a remote computer by using Remote Desktop on a Windows XP Professional Edition-based computer: "The remote computer disconnected the session" (921045)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

When you try to connect to a remote computer by using Remote Desktop on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition, you may receive the following error message:

The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in licensing protocol.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

On the computer that cannot open the Remote Desktop session, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
NET START TERMSERVICE
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing
Delete all the keys that are located under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSLicensing key.
On the File menu, click Exit.
Restart the computer.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to use Remote Desktop for Windows XP Professional, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx