SP1 Update: A lot of users report that this hack is broken after Windows 7 SP1. If you have SP1, try running the hack and then replacing termsrv.dll and rdpclip.exe with the latest versions from a Windows 7 SP1 PC that has these features. Here is a ZIP file with rdpclip.exe and termsrv.dll from Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1. You’d need to run the hack, and then copy both files from the ZIP into your C:\Windows\System32 directory (note: your system drive may not be C:\). that may do the trick.
Finally found a link to (what appears to be) a reliable forum for the Windows 7 Home Premium desktop hack. The forum is here.
For the brave, a direct link to the file.
Sound off if it works for you, since I don’t have Windows 7 Home Premium.
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This worked perfectly, thank you! Pretty crappy of microsoft to remove features that have always been available in previous versions of their os, just so they can charge for them.
@Rob,
I agree. I hate it when products are artificially crippled. Glad it worked for you!
Seems to work, Thanks!
Worked first time perfectly, thank you very much!
And…. what Rob said… (2nd sentence!) LOL
Thank you so much! It’s really a cool program and feature, I wish Microsoft would have enabled it from the start.
Just updated Windows 7 with SP1 and now cannot connect to my Windows 7 machine remotely. Am guessing that part of the SP1 update was a new termsrv.dll file? Any ideas on how to fix? I downloaded and ran this same file (link in original forum post) and it still doesn’t work
Never mind… followed the link to the actual forum whence came the original patcher EXE file and downloaded the EXE file instead. Ran it and it “patched” my system – and now I can connect again. Hurrah!
Matt C,
Glad you got it working. I wouldn’t be surprised if SP1 had a new termsrv file, but looks like you figured it out.
Matt C,
I ran into the same problem after updating Win7 with SP1: unable to connect to my Win7 machine remotely. It’s not completely clear to me what you did to fix this. Did you just run the original patch file again or some other EXE file. Where can I find the latter? Thanks!
Bill, see my SP1 update in the post.
I just tried the ver 1.1 on Win 7 Home Premium. and it works great for getting into the system remotely while another account is logged on.
Many Thanks!
Hi Andrew,
Great website and thorough walk-throughs. I’m having trouble get this hack to work.
I have a Win 7 HP 64-bit desktop with SP1. I’ve run the hack, replaced termsrv.dll and rdpclip.exe and even turned off the firewall. Whereas before it didn’t connect at all, now it asks for creditials, accepts them, opens the RD window and shows the blue “Welcome” / logon screen… and then disconnects saying that it can’t connect. Which is strange because it was just connecting.
Any thoughts or help here would be incredibly helpful.
Hello Andrew,
Your update above states “try running the hack and then replacing termsrv.dll and rdpclip.exe with the latest versions from a Windows 7 SP1 PC that has these features.”
Sorry but I am little confused. Where do I find the hack that I need to run first before replacing rdpclip.exe and termsrv.dll?
Thanks,
Paresh.
Hello,
I’m a relatively new Windows user and recently upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium on my laptop.
I do not want to advertise which user accounts are available on my laptop and would prefer the standard Ctl-Alt-Del
method of logging in.
I tried the various steps of accessing password management, went to the Advanced tab, but the “Require
users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete” check box is grayed out.
I am the administrator on this lap top, so I am at a loss.
Is this not possible with Home Premium?
Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance,
Ken Reed
Hey Ken,
I am not sure, but I Googled and found this: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/612-secure-logon-press-ctrl-alt-delete-log.html. Looks like there are several methods to try.
Matt – are you able to remote connect to the aforementioned PC via another computer?
Works perfectly for windows 7 home premium 64-bit swedish edition.
Thank’s a lot!
I downloaded the hack and ran the install.cmd as administrator and it FAILED saying it couldn’t find the offset after upgrading to SP1.
In the NFO for the hack, the HEX offsets are there for both 32-bit and 64-bit so I just followed that guide – HOWEVER the first HEX address has been changed it seems, or perhaps my previous termserv.dll file was already modified. For X64 I had to search for 8B873806000039873C0600000F as the next 5 bytes were different. This was the only found entry in the file for this set of numbers so I knew I had the right one. Just make sure to replace the same number of bytes and it should work fine.
The other hex numbers all match.
thanks works great but it does not like username/password from an XP machine, is there a way to run it with reduced authentication settings?
got it going, for some reason the username required is the original windows admin user name(user-000) not the user name that I have changed it to. Thanks again
Worked for me, except the remote sound is not working…..
worked perfectly …. Thank you very much
Hey Guuz – a lot of people have noted the remote sound thing doesn’t work. If I come across a fix, I’ll let you know.
rodriformiga – thanks for reading.
Thanks for posting Mark. Good to know!
CT – thanks.
Cannot replace termsvr.dll. Windows says I need trusted installer permission?
Paul – try taking ownership of the DLL file. Do you know how to do this?
I am super chuffed! I’d installed the RDP patch a long time ago but always had the problem I couldn’t copy anything from the clipboard to the remote PC. The solution in your article worked a treat, as soon as I placed the rdpclip.exe in the system folder it began to work. Many thanks. A lifesaver.
Andrew – That worked, cannot believe I did not even think about taking ownership. I give you my MCSA for today; I obviously am not using it properly.
Hey guys
I have installed the hack and replaced both files and can not connect Im getting the message “The credentials that were used to connect did not work” any ideas I have it set up to allow more than one user and must have password.
When running the install file on the hack, I’m getting stuck at Checking if Service is listening. What do i do?
Perfect! I’d already done the patch but then the computer had been updated to SP1.
Re-running the original patch.exe didn’t work as the checkboxes were greyed out and it said something along the lines of “windows 7 termsrv.dll has an unknown checksum”
Re-downloading the patch from the link above and re-running worked amazingly and now I can RPD in.
Thanks!
Hi guys, anyone founda way to get the ‘play sound on remote computer’ working?
Adger, I haven’t found any solutions to the sound on the remote computer issue.
I am experiencing the same issue as Jack, “Checking if service is listening on port 3389, service is not listening. Done” “Press any key to continue”… What needs to be done? THX!
Just ran concurrent RDP from download on a new W7Home Premium PC, replaced the 2 files as indicated above but cannot remote in. The client works to other PC’s but not this one. It goes through the motions, even asks for a user/password and if I am sure I want to connect, after that nothing. The RDT screen just sits there. Tried over a LAN, tried turning Firewall off. Tried opening inbound and outbound TCP port 3389. Service appears to be running. Any suggestions?
hi when i connect it shows my log on screen and says logged in but asks for my password but then says its incorrect when i type it in plz help.
ok i sorted it my keyboard wouldnt do lower case for some reason but its sorted now.ps it would be awesome with sound.
I downloaded the hack file that you provided a link to and also the zip file to my Windows7 home premium (64 bit) pc. I installed the hack and copied the two files into c:/windows/system32/ as you stated above.
I then tried to remote desktop into my Windows7 pc via my laptop pc (which is running Windows XP) but it would not connect??? Do I have to do something to my laptop computer as well? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hi
I tried and copied the files (t*.dll; r*.exe) .
But while copying to c:\windows\system32 it is not allowing to copy the t*.dll any idea as why..
Iam getting error like ‘you need permission to perform this action’ even run as administrator .
found .. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/destiantion-folder-access-denied-you-need/2ae14df2-190b-4037-a411-871811fa65fb
You say ‘run the hack’, but I don’t see any code to run. What are you talking about? All I see are the files to download and copy. Is that what you mean when you say ‘run the hack’. Is there a batch file I’m supposed to be running? fyi, I’m trying to do this on windows 7 home premium sp1 which I cannot remote desktop to.
tom, yes it’s a batch file that is included in the ZIP.
Thanks Pranesh!
Hi,
I am a begginer on win7 32bit therefore a bit thick about things although i have worked as a network admin for years.
my problem is i downloaded your files and when i tried to run the exe file it gives me the message that says the file version is not compatible
sorry pressed the submit button before saying thanks for the help
I recently bought a computer that came with Windows 7 Home Premium. I am now not able to remotely connect to my work PC (XP Professional), something that I was able to do previously with Vista.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
is there anyway to add a specific non admin user to have permissions after using this hack on windows 7 home premium? it works great for the admin user, but i need to add a non admin user, and of course the remote desktop users group doesnt exist. I created it via cmd line but it not assigned to the remote desktop and of course all of the normal GUI’s are not available. any help would be appreciated.
Sorry if this has been asked before, I see the first line says “A lot of users report that this hack is broken ” Am I missing something? is it simply a case of replacing the 2 files with your versions or do you have to make changes to the registry?
Like I said, sorry for asking a question that has probably been asked before but I found this page via a google search but cant for the life of me find anything about the “hack”
Cheers All, Happy new year!
Hi Andy – it has been a while since I’ve really actively supported this “hack” but in theory, you’re just supposed to replace the two files. It doesn’t always work that cleanly, and I no longer have Home Premium on which to test!
jeremy, it only works for admins, to my knowledge.
Debs, did you apply the hack from this site?
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I’m confused about running the hack. Found the termsrv.dll and rdpclip.exe files in the zip file, but no .bat file.
Hack failes due to a checksum error, service never gets started (no port opening). Replaced the two files as advised above but still no luck. Don’t know where to go from here.
I know it is not as fun as a hack but you can get RDP access via the tools available free in Widnows Live Essentials.
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other
I tried this method and it works! Although the current link on this site results in a checksum error like others have mentioned.
Question, I can get any user who is an administrator to remote in but standard users don’t have access. How can I give the standard users access to remote logins as well? I’ve tried a Group Policy plugin for Win7 Home Premium and added the Users group to the ‘Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services’ under Computer Configuration/Security Settings/Local Policies/User Rights Assignment but that doesn’t work.