Can I use two screens?

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Is it possible to remote into an XP SP2 machine and use two monitors on the
remote pc to simulate being on the host machine?

Thanks
 
Remote Desktop is not multi-monitor aware, so it won't be able to give you
the same experience as sitting at a host with two monitors, if that's what
you mean.
 
Thanks.
Bill Sanderson said:
Remote Desktop is not multi-monitor aware, so it won't be able to give you
the same experience as sitting at a host with two monitors, if that's what
you mean.
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Do you mean you have to monitors on the local machine?

If so, what you can do is maximize the window the remote machine is running
in, rather than full screen, and place that window on one monitor (taking up
the entire monitor). This will give the appearance that your local machine
is running on the left monitor (for instance) and the remote machine is
running on the right monitor. Then you can move the mouse from one machine
to the other to operate both.
 
Thanks - actually both the host and the remote have 2 screens. I was hoping
to use my remote PC as if I was at it as I do fully utilizing both screens
on the host.
 
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