I'm getting a black screen when I use remote desktop to my dedicated server, how do I fix this?

The issue is corrected, more than likely, by changing the profile's color settings in the Registry.  To do this you need to create a new .TXT file.  Right click on the desktop and mouse over 'New' then left click 'Text document'.  You can name the document anything you would like.  Double click the new document and paste in the below information.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors]
"ActiveBorder"="212 208 200"
"ActiveTitle"="10 36 106"
"AppWorkSpace"="128 128 128"
"Background"="102 111 116"
"ButtonAlternateFace"="181 181 181"
"ButtonDkShadow"="64 64 64"
"ButtonFace"="212 208 200"
"ButtonHilight"="255 255 255"
"ButtonLight"="212 208 200"
"ButtonShadow"="128 128 128"
"ButtonText"="0 0 0"
"GradientActiveTitle"="166 202 240"
"GradientInactiveTitle"="192 192 192"
"GrayText"="128 128 128"
"Hilight"="10 36 106"
"HilightText"="255 255 255"
"HotTrackingColor"="0 0 128"
"InactiveBorder"="212 208 200"
"InactiveTitle"="128 128 128"
"InactiveTitleText"="212 208 200"
"InfoText"="0 0 0"
"InfoWindow"="255 255 225"
"Menu"="212 208 200"
"MenuText"="0 0 0"
"Scrollbar"="212 208 200"
"TitleText"="255 255 255"
"Window"="255 255 255"
"WindowFrame"="0 0 0"
"WindowText"="0 0 0"

Now click the word 'File' at the top and then click 'Save'.  Once that is done, right click on the document ICON and select 'Rename'.  The whole document name will be highlighted in blue.  Use your mouse or arrow buttons to delete the last 3 letters (TXT).  Leave the (.) and replace the letters with REG.  (example.  document.txt would now be document.reg).  Once that is done, click anywhere on the desktop to unhighlight the document.  Now just double click the document ICON again and it will run.  A window will pop up asking if you're sure you want to do this, click the 'YES' button and the changes will be made.


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