> From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" > Subject: Re: Windows GUI programs (e.g. notepad) start but are invisible after ssh login
(...) > The short answer? You can't or at least you shouldn't. The > longer answer is MS doesn't want to allow this functionality > and has disabled the ability to access a desktop from a > service as of Vista. Bad news... I have devised a fairly complex environment that allows running regression tests remotely on *nix hosts. I was hoping I will be able to embrace Windows by just running Cygwin sshd. (...) > when you install the 'sshd' service. Or you can call up the > adminstrator tools, find the sshd service, and enable desktop > interaction there. This should work, though there have been > some reports of difficulty on this list even for XP. I have just checked it on NT (by using Administrative Tools). The notepad window now pops up but it is not redrawn correctly. I can only see a very thin frame, no menu, no title bar no nothing... I will investigate Vista tomorrow. > anyway, the best way to get a reliable way to do this is to lobby > MS for some support. ;-) I'm afraid my lobbing powers are not big enough ;-) It's difficult to change the course of a ship that big. K. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mariola nudzi sie ... zagraj z nia! Sprawdz >>> http://linkint.pl/f2779 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
