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FEATURED ARTICLES:
* Securing
Remote Desktop
With all the emphasis on security for Remote Desktop for Windows
XP and Server 2003, here's an easy way to secure Remote Desktop.
(April 7, 2006)
* Six
tips for using Remote Desktop to manage remotely hosted servers
When using Remote Desktop to deal with a remotely hosted Windows
server, you need to be careful. Here are six tips for using Remote
Desktop. (June 14, 2006)
* Use
VisionApp Remote Desktop to manage multiple servers
Read about a freeware utility that lets you do all the things you
want to do with Microsoft's Remote Desktops tool but haven't been
able to. (Aug. 3, 2006)
ARCHIVED ARTICLES:
Configuring the Remote Desktop Client to Connect to a Specific Port (Q304304)
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article This article describes how to change the port number to which the Remote Desktop client connects. You may need to do this if the remote computer has had the "listening" port for Terminal Services or Remote Desktop connections changed from
the default port (3389).
Cutting
and pasting to and from a remote session
Cutting and pasting to and from a remote session Many Remote
Desktop and Terminal Server connections provide clipboard sharing,
allowing you to cut and paste from programs running in your Remote
Desktop session to programs running on your local computer.
Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 284931 - This article describes how to install the Remote Desktop Web Connection in Windows XP.
HOW TO: Connect to Windows XP Terminal Services with Greater Than 256-Color Resolution
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 278502 - This step-by-step article shows you how to connect to Windows XP Terminal Services using a video resolution greater than
256-color.
HOW TO: Gain Access to Local Files by Using a Remote Desktop Connection in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 313292 - This step-by-step article describes how to gain access to local files when you are using a Remote Desktop
session.
HOW TO: Shadowing a Windows XP Professional Remote Desktop Session
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 279656 - Users can connect remotely to a Terminal Services session that is running on a Windows XP Professional-based server. However, in Windows XP Professional you cannot create a shadow session, where a local user and a remote user can control the
same session. This article describes how to use Windows .NET
Server to create a configuration in which two users can control
the same session on a Windows XP Professional-based computer. (updated 1/30/2002)
HOW TO: Turn On Remote Desktop Automatic Logon
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 281262 - This article describes how to turn on Remote Desktop automatic logon. By default, this version of
Microsoft Windows XP is configured to prompt each user to enter a password when connecting through the Remote Desktop client. This behavior
holds true even when a correct user name and password are entered
in the Remote Desktop Connection box before logon. This
article describes how to alter this behavior. (updated 10/18/2001)
HOW TO: Use the Autologon Feature in the Remote Desktop Connection
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 282043 - This article discusses how to use
the Autologon feature in the Remote Desktop Connection. When you
use the Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a Microsoft
Windows XP Terminal Server or to any other Windows XP-based
computer, you can provide your credentials before you make the
connection and your credentials can be passed on to the computer
or server automatically.
Microsoft Helpdesk Use of Remote Assistance in
Windows XP Professional
The traditional method of computer support for a
help desk©a telephone conversation in which the
user tries to describe the problem and the
technician tries to explain the solution©is often a
difficult process for both the technician and the
user. The method that has historically satisfied
users most©in-person assistance?costs three times
more than phone support. Remote Assistance, a
built-in feature of Microsoft© Windows? XP, offers
the most efficient solution. Using Remote
Assistance, a technician can view and/or control a
user's desktop remotely, making it easier for a
user to describe a problem and a technician to
implement the solution. Source: Microsoft.com
Remote Desktop Connection "The Local Policy of This System Does Not Permit You to Logon Interactively"
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 289289 - If you are not an administrator, and you attempt to use the Remote Desktop Connection tool, you may receive the following error
message: (updated 10/28/2001)
Shadowing a Windows XP Professional Remote Desktop Session
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 279656 - Users can connect remotely to a Terminal Services session that is running on a Windows XP Professional-based server. However, in Windows XP Professional you cannot create a shadow session, where a local user and a remote user can control
the same session. This article describes how to use Windows .NET
Server to create a configuration in which two users can control
the same session on a Windows XP Professional-based computer. (updated 10/18/2001)
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