TechNullogy » Remote Desktop http://www.technullogy.net Musings of a convert to nerdism Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:43:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Cool Feature of Remote Desktop in Windows 7 http://www.technullogy.net/index.php/2010/03/11/cool-feature-of-remote-desktop-in-windows-7/ http://www.technullogy.net/index.php/2010/03/11/cool-feature-of-remote-desktop-in-windows-7/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:06 +0000 MJ Hufford http://www.technullogy.net/?p=138 Windows 7 has changed the game when it comes to remote desktop.  Neowin.net blogged about the new features about a year ago.  Click here to check out their post. I, too, was blown away by what’s now possible in Remote Desktop.  Some of the new features include:

  • Windows 7 Aero support
  • Direct 2D & Direct 3D 10.1 application support
  • True multi-monitor support
  • RDP Core Performance Improvements
  • Multimedia enhancements
  • Media Foundation support
  • DirectShow support
  • Low Latency audio playback support
  • Bi-directional audio support

I noticed one, seemingly insignificant, but very cool new feature that wasn’t mentioned at Neowin.net.  Have  you ever used Remote Dekstop to get into a network…and then used it again to get to another computer within that network?  If so, you’ve probably noticed that the minimize bar at the top doubles over itself; making it next to impossible to minimize one remote machine without minimizing the other while in full-screen mode.  Remote Desktop now lets you slide the bar at the top; making it much easier to minimize one session to get to another.  Thanks Microsoft!  It hasn’t gone unnoticed and it’s appreciated!

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@Choreboy responded to my blog post and mentioned a universal solution that he found here.  I downloaded, scanned with Avast (no viruses), installed & rescanned (still clean).  It worked great!  It claims to work on Vista & XP as well, but I haven’t tested it.

Download Universal Patch here

Run program & you’re done.  Happy RDP-ing. :-)

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Every now and then, I have the need to remote into this box from another computer in the house or from a computer remotely when traveling.  I like to do so without disrupting those who may be watching TV at the time.  I had been using a fix that I found here.  However, when I installed service pack 2, my little multiple remote desktop session patch stopped working.  I dug around and found this site, which claimed to have the fix but didn’t work.  After reading a bit, I replaced the termsrv.dll from AndrewBlock.net and replaced it with the termsrv.dll from RapidShare.  I ran the script and VOILA!

This is working for me on Vista x64 with SP2.  Hope this comes in handy for another.

Download Vista SP1 Patch Here

Download Vista SP2 Patch Here

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