How to get rid of that giant yellow RDP security warning.

If you’re like me, you use RDP to access remote systems ALL the time.  9 out of 10 times, I am trying to access a system that I have never been on before, or through an IP address that I have never accessed it through before.  Because of this, I was always constantly confronted with this large, yellow, ugly, and annoying pop-up window that made me confirm that I indeed want to travel to the remote system that I myself typed in.  For those of you who have never experienced this lovely window, here is an example:

Well lucky, you no longer have to deal with these annoying windows popping up everytime you want to connect to a remote system, and here is how you can get rid of them:

• Open your “Run” command window, and type in “redegit” and hit enter
• Expand the following Folders: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER”, “Software”, “Microsoft”, “Terminal Server Client”
• One there, right click on the empty space in the right hand window pane, and select “Create DWORD Value”
• Name this value “AuthenticationLevelOverride”
• This value should have a default number set to “0″, but if its not, make sure you change it.

Congratulations, that’s it.  Now you will never have to see those ugly yellow warnings ever again.

Moving files to the Windows 2008 Cloud with Remote Desktop

If you have a Windows Virtual Server, or a Dedicated Server you can easily load software and files onto the server without setting up FTP access or opening shared drive.  Using Windows Remote Desktop Connection you have to option to map remote resources such as the Printer, Clipboard and even local drives. 

Step 1: To get started launch Windows Remote Desktop Connection (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Remote Desktop Connection).

Step 2: Click on the Options tab when launching Remote Desktop and select “more”.  You can then select local drives on your PC/Laptop that you want your Server to see.  From your server located in the LocalSolutions.net datacenter you can now browse the C: drive on your PC and copy any needed files/programs to the Server 2008 cloud.