Another RA session going?

From time to time when I attempt RA connection, an error message says
that it is denied because an RA session is up and going. This happen
when I attempt to reconnect for RA right after RA is disconnected. I
reboot the system to go around this problem. Is there a better way?

Greetings churin,

Yes this can happen as RA doesn't always shut itself down properly. You don't need to reboot
though, just prop open the Task Manager by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Esc on the keyboard, choosing the
Processes tab and killing off the RA processes.

On Vista, you'll be looking for msra.exe

On XP, you'll be looking for helpctr.exe

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"churin" <> wrote in message
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> From time to time when I attempt RA connection, an error message says that it is denied
> because an RA session is up and going. This happen when I attempt to reconnect for RA
> right after RA is disconnected. I reboot the system to go around this problem. Is there a
> better way?

I believe you mean Ctrl-Alt-Del... Just discovered that Ctrl-Alt-Esc is a
kind of Alt-Tab.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> escreveu na mensagem
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> Greetings churin,
>
> Yes this can happen as RA doesn't always shut itself down properly. You
> don't need to reboot though, just prop open the Task Manager by hitting
> Ctrl-Alt-Esc on the keyboard, choosing the Processes tab and killing off
> the RA processes.
>
> On Vista, you'll be looking for msra.exe
>
> On XP, you'll be looking for helpctr.exe
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> or citation
> --
>
>
> "churin" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> From time to time when I attempt RA connection, an error message says
>> that it is denied because an RA session is up and going. This happen
>> when I attempt to reconnect for RA right after RA is disconnected. I
>> reboot the system to go around this problem. Is there a better way?
>
>

Thanks always for your response, Jonathan.
I knew msra.exe but did not know helpctr.exe.
BTW: Be assured that I read "Ctrl-Alt-Esc" as "Ctrl-Alt-Del".

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Greetings churin,
>
> Yes this can happen as RA doesn't always shut itself down properly. You don't need to reboot
> though, just prop open the Task Manager by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Esc on the keyboard, choosing the
> Processes tab and killing off the RA processes.
>
> On Vista, you'll be looking for msra.exe
>
> On XP, you'll be looking for helpctr.exe
>

Hi,

My mistake, but actually I meant Ctrl-Shift-Esc.

Ctrl-Alt-Del no longer is valid to immediately get to the Task Manager in Vista,
Ctrl-Shift-Esc will work in XP and Vista.

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"churin" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks always for your response, Jonathan.
> I knew msra.exe but did not know helpctr.exe.
> BTW: Be assured that I read "Ctrl-Alt-Esc" as "Ctrl-Alt-Del".
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Greetings churin,
>>
>> Yes this can happen as RA doesn't always shut itself down properly. You don't need to
>> reboot though, just prop open the Task Manager by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Esc on the keyboard,
>> choosing the Processes tab and killing off the RA processes.
>>
>> On Vista, you'll be looking for msra.exe
>>
>> On XP, you'll be looking for helpctr.exe
>>

I see, Ctrl-Shift-Esc does work. I usually right-click task bar and
select Task Manager.

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My mistake, but actually I meant Ctrl-Shift-Esc.
>
> Ctrl-Alt-Del no longer is valid to immediately get to the Task Manager in Vista,
> Ctrl-Shift-Esc will work in XP and Vista.
>

Me too

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"churin" <> wrote in message news:...
> I see, Ctrl-Shift-Esc does work. I usually right-click task bar and select Task Manager.
>
> Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My mistake, but actually I meant Ctrl-Shift-Esc.
>>
>> Ctrl-Alt-Del no longer is valid to immediately get to the Task Manager in Vista,
>> Ctrl-Shift-Esc will work in XP and Vista.
>>