http://blogs.msdn.com/mab/archive/tags/Windows+Server+2008/default.aspxTags: Windows Server 2008en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/mab/archive/2009/05/28/windows-2008-r2-hyper-v-and-remote-desktop.aspxThu, 28 May 2009 17:50:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9647383mab2http://blogs.msdn.com/mab/comments/9647383.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/mab/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9647383http://blogs.msdn.com/mab/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=9647383<P><STRONG>Scenario</STRONG></P> <P>Download your favorite image (or create one) and you want to exchange files with the guest OS.&nbsp;&nbsp; You are running Wi-fi and have to use the wired connection as your virtual network.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can access your image just fine through the Hyper-V Virtual Machine connection app but it doesn't support accessing host folders.</P> <P><STRONG>Solution&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P>Remote Desktop to the rescue!&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes I know, this is old news, but read on for the problem you may encounter.&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P><STRONG>Problem</STRONG></P> <P>You&nbsp;start up remote desktop and try to access via IP and/or host name and you get that it is not there.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hmmm....</P> <P><STRONG>Real Solution</STRONG></P> <P>The problem may be that by default Remote Desktop will try to auto-detect a remote desktop gateway.&nbsp;&nbsp; When you are connected to the internet or you LAN you may encounter one!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just go over to the options/Advanced and choose to NOT use a gateway and voila!&nbsp;it works!</P> <P>Now you can change your settings to share local host drives with your remote session (your guest VM) and start sharing!</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9647383" width="1" height="1">Hyper-VWindows Server 2008