After upgrading to Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro, I only found a couple of minor issues which were easily fixed. One of them was Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Client crashing at startup when I ran it. Luckily the fix was very simple– I simply downloaded the latest version from Microsoft and installed it again. If you’re having problems with Remote Desktop in Snow Leopard, give it a try!
Microsoft Remote Desktop for OS X
Alternatively, you can also try downloading CoRD, an open source Remote Desktop Client and installing it. It seemed to have trouble connecting to my Windows XP workstation for whatever reason, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work for you of course.
CoRD is a Mac OS X remote desktop client for Microsoft Windows computers using the RDP protocol. It’s easy to use, fast, and free for anyone to use or modify.
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Thanks so much for the tip about the new upgrade. Worked like a charm! At least I don’t have to see that “MIcrosoft Error Report” message again.
I’d given up on trying to get RDC for connecting to work and reverted back to my PC.. so am glad to report the upgrade did the trick.
Hi, i still have the following issue: RDC brings my Mac (10.6.2, Snow Leopard) to freeze. Only a cold restart helps (Power button).
This happens allways if i start the Windows 7 PC AFTER the Mac.
RDC works fine if i start my PC before the Mac.
Update: Problem still exists with OS X 10.6.3 and Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 2.0.1
My Mac freezes when connecting to a Windows 7 PC,
only a Power-Reset helps.
My temporary solution: Restarting Mac before connection helps