PotomacSoft TeleDesktop
Version 5.20

Version 5.20 fixes color distortion problem. It also moves the "Disable Display Setting Change" from the client options dialog to the host program GUI.

Note: If you have trouble to run the setup.exe program, and the system tells you something like:

16 bit Windows Subsystem - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

The problem is caused by missing or corrupting of AUTOEXEC.NT.  The easiest way to fix is to copy C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR\AUTOEXEC.NT into C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT (C:\WINDOWS could be C:\WINNT or something else depending on your installation). If the system32 directory does have an AUTOEXEC.NT file, please rename it to something else, e.g. AUTOEXEC.NT.BAK, so that you can get it back when really needed. The following links provides some additional information about that problem:

	http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305521

Prvious Versions:
Version 5.10 supports HTTPS for SBC connections; fixed a problem that some systems may get screen saver kicked off unexpectedly.
Version 5.01 fixes a crashing problem related to screen sizes and colors of the client and host computers. 
Version 5.00 Allows multi-connect to the same host machine at the same time; it is significantly faster; it also includes other minor changes.
Version 4.13 automatically corrects bad display; resolved the "caps lock" and "num lock" synchronization problem; and fixed some other minor problems.
Version 4.12 fixed a problem that client sometimes display blank after connection. It also contains some cosmetic changes and minor enhancements.
Version 4.11 fixed a host connection recovery problem.
Version 4.10 fixed some problems and should be much more stable than earlier versions. It also added client scaling feature which make it more user-friendly.

Installation:

1. If you have an earlier version installed, we strongly recommend un-installing the earlier version before installing the new version. IMPORTANT: if you have a license key, you will need to reinstall the license key after version upgrade. If you forgot the license key, you may contact support@potomacsoft.com.

2. Run setup.exe to install the software. You need to install the software on both the client and the host computers using the same package. You will be allowed to select different options during installation.

Notes:

1. After installing host program, you need to run the program and setup user accounts.

2. In normal situations, when the host program is running it will display as an icon in the system tray that is normally located at the lower right corner of your screen. To display the host dialogbox (GUI), double click on the icon.

3. After some of the host settings are changed, you should hit Stop button and then hit Start button or restart the host program in order to make the new settings effective.

4. To connect to the host computer using "direct connect", you should leave the host program running on the host computer and make sure "Direct-Ready" is a part of status string. Then go to your client computer; start TeleDesktop client program and open "Direct Connect" dialog.

5. To connect to the host using SBC services, you should start host program and make sure "SBC-Ready" is a part of status string. Then go to your client computer; start TeleDesktop client program and open "Server Based Connect" dialog. 

6. Check online help or our website http://potomacsoft.com/ for up-to-date information. You can find much useful information for getting connected in the FAQ section of the website.

IMPORTANT: You must keep your host computer running when you connect from the client!


Some systems may have too old system files that prevent TeleDesktop from starting. If TeleDesktop does not start properly, you should go to www.microsoft.com to update your system files.



