Thanks Jacek Kolonko for this tip from the MS winXP sp2 betanewsgroup

As posted here, XP sp2 will support conncurrent use of XP remote and via console. (before only 1 windows session was possible on XP; via console OR remote desktop)

If you run XP sp2 beta 1, you can enable it now, the setting taken from win2k3 enables it for winXP sp2! Even Microsoft isn't aware of it. :P

Limit though is you need to be logged on as different user.



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\Licensing Core

Create a new DWORD entry "EnableConcurrentSessions" and assign a

value of 1 to it. Concurrent Sessions is now enabled.

No need to reboot !

MS response in sp2 beta newsgroup:

I am curious about your report that the Registry Key you mentioned is

allowing you to log on with multiple users concurrently. This registry key should do nothing.

Could you please confirm that you are able to have two users logged on to your XP SP2 box at the same time? And further what changes you made to make

this possible? :)