Enable Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
RDP is disabled by default.
Note: A complete installation of Terminal Server is required to enable GUI-level testing on Windows 2003 machines, as opposed to the default two-user RDP trial version.
Open Windows
System Properties.
Click the
Remote tab.
Check the checkbox
Enable Remote Desktop on this computer.
Click
OK.
Allow RDP users to run multiple sessions.
Navigate to
Administrative Tools > Terminal Services Configuration > Server Settings.
Double-click
Restrict each user to one session.
The
Single session per user dialog box displays.
Uncheck the checkbox
Restrict each user to one session.
Click
OK.
Configure Remote Desktop settings.
Navigate to
Administrative Tools
> Terminal Services Configuration.
Right-click the
Remote Desktop Protocol-TCP (RDP-Tcp) icon and click
Properties.
Click the
Logon Settings tab and make sure that
Always prompt for password is disabled.
Click the
Sessions tab and make sure that
Override user settings is selected and that
End a disconnected session is set to
1 minute. Make sure that all other settings are disabled or left blank.
Click the
Environment tab and make sure that
Run initial program specified by user profile and Remote Desktop Connection or Terminal Services client is enabled.
Click the
Remote Control tab and make sure that
Use remote control with default user settings is enabled.
Click the
Client Settings tab and make sure that all connection settings in the
Connection section are enabled.
Click the
Network Adapter tab and make sure that
All Network adapters configured with this protocol is selected in the
Network adapter list.
Click
OK.
Using the Windows user and group administration functionality, select the local users that can execute GUI-level tests. Ensure that this user is a member of the
Administrators and/or
Remote Desktop Users group.