RDP client as an application wrapper

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PaulB

Hi
I want to use TS as an application server, with the
provision to allow the clients only the application using
RDP5. This would need to be an icon on the users existing
desktop that connected to the server as the client.
Can this be provided or ill I need to run Citrix (I dont
want to) over the top with the ICA client.

Hope you can help
PaulB
 
This can be done without Citrix. You can configure the rdp client to
start a specific application within the session. When they close the
application, the session will also close. You can save the configured
rdp connection as a shortcut on the local desktop.

Latest rdp client can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8255ffc-
4b4a-40e7-a706-cde7e9b57e79&DisplayLang=en
 
Thanks
when I try this it requests the login info and then wont
run the App, even if I have the logion details filled
out. Am using the XP client. Am I missing something ?
PaulB
 
You can save the login name and password to use for subsequent
connections.

Do you get an error message? Can you post *exactly* how you
defined the starting application? Sometimes you need to start an
application from a batch file to make it work.

I.e. you cannot use "my_document.doc" as starting application and
expect Word to start in the TS session. You have to give the
complete path to the executable (path on TS) + any arguments that
are needed.
 
Hmmmm
Ok, I will give it a try,

thanks
Paulb
-----Original Message-----
You can save the login name and password to use for subsequent
connections.

Do you get an error message? Can you post *exactly* how you
defined the starting application? Sometimes you need to start an
application from a batch file to make it work.

I.e. you cannot use "my_document.doc" as starting application and
expect Word to start in the TS session. You have to give the
complete path to the executable (path on TS) + any arguments that
are needed.

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Paul, each session will take up more resources so if 1 user has 3 apps
running in different connections, more resources will be used vs have 1
connection open with 3 apps running....that is why I developed AppLauncher,
to curb this effect.

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www.AppLauncher.com
 
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