Is it possible to use a dual monitor setup when you're two Remote Desktop Sessions deep?

The Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update enables you to use the new Remote Desktop Services features.

System requirements: Windows XP Service Pack 3

Update for Windows XP (KB969084) - Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update

mstsc version- 6.1.7600.16385, about- 6.1.7600 , RDP 7.0

Update for Windows XP (KB969084)

System requirements: Windows XP Service Pack 3

Security Update for Windows XP (KB2483614) - Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update

mstsc version- 6.1.7600.16722, about- 6.1.7600 , RDP 7.0

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11596

Last mstsc Windows XP SP3 - now.

Enable the RemoteApp functionality in Windows XP:

Update for Windows XP SP3 to enable RemoteApp

This package lets you to run many Windows XP productivity applications from a Windows 7-based PC using Windows Virtual PC or Remote Desktop Services with Remote Desktop Virtualization Host role service.

custom.rdp:

span monitors:i:1
use multimon:i:1
allow font smoothing:i:1
redirectclipboard:i:1
remoteapplicationmode:i:1
disableremoteappcapscheck:i:1
remoteapplicationname:s:<application name>
remoteapplicationprogram:s:<application full path>
remoteapplicationcmdline:s:<application param>

command line:

mstsc custom.rdp

Overview

The Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update enables you to use the new Remote Desktop Services features. These features are introduced in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 and are available for computers that are running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Vista Service Pack 2. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

add option mstsc /multimon

System requirements:

Supported operating systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2

Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client) 6.0 for Windows XP SP2

System requirements Supported operating systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2

Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client) 6.1 for Windows XP SP2

command line:

requirement - RDC support RDP 6.0;6.1;7.0;7.1

mstsc /span

requirement - RDC support RDP 7.0;7.1

mstsc /multimon

Server side, command line:

wmic path Win32_TSClientSetting get * /format:list | more
wmic path Win32_TSClientSetting get MaxMonitors
wmic path Win32_TSClientSetting get MaxXResolution, MaxYResolution

RDP client version:

SigCheck %windir%\system32\mstsc.exe

SigCheck utility of a set of Sysinternals Suite:

Sysinternals Suite,Sysinternals Utilities Index

Remote Desktop Connection 7 for Windows 7, Vista, XP Multimonitor Support:

XP SP3 RDC 7.0 ; XP SP3 RDC 6.1
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Default.rdp save as New.rdp, add use multimon:i:1

Run:

mstsc new.rdp 

Table: RDC version - RDP version - OS - update:

Alternative RD Client:

Multi RDP Client .NET

http://multirdpc.codeplex.com/

Optimizing Visual Studio 2010 and WPF applications for Remote Desktop

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jgoldb/archive/2010/02/27/optimizing-visual-studio-2010-and-wpf-applications-for-remote-desktop.aspx

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