RDP with /console switch

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I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles requires Remote
Desktop connections to various servers and workstations. I find it very
frustrating that I can no longer use the /CONSOLE switch when addressing a
server, now that I am using the RDP native to XP. Is there a way to address
this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
KeithMeister said:
I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles
requires Remote Desktop connections to various servers and
workstations. I find it very frustrating that I can no longer use
the /CONSOLE switch when addressing a server, now that I am using
the RDP native to XP. Is there a way to address this? Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
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Use the Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Client instead?
You can replace your XP one with it.
 
KeithMeister said:
I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles
requires Remote Desktop connections to various servers and
workstations. I find it very frustrating that I can no longer use
the /CONSOLE switch when addressing a server, now that I am using
the RDP native to XP. Is there a way to address this? Any help
would be greatly appreciated.
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Shenan said:
Use the Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Client instead?
You can replace your XP one with it.
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Any idea where I can download this from?
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Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Where can I download the Remote Desktop Connection 5.2 software (the Windows
Server 2003 TS client)?
http://www.petri.co.il/download_rdp_5_2.htm
 
I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles
Use the Windows 2003 Remote Desktop Client instead?
You can replace your XP one with it.
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Where did you get that idea? I'm using version 5.1 and console option works
just fine.
 
I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles requires Remote
Desktop connections to various servers and workstations. I find it very
frustrating that I can no longer use the /CONSOLE switch when addressing a
server, now that I am using the RDP native to XP. Is there a way to address
this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Just to clarify, the '/console" switch only works when connecting to a
2003 server. It does NOT work on 2000 or XP. Somebody please prove
me wrong. ; )
Clay Calvert
(e-mail address removed)
Replace "Z" with "L"
 
I recently upgraded my machine to XP Pro SP2. One of my roles requires
Remote
Desktop connections to various servers and workstations. I find it very
frustrating that I can no longer use the /CONSOLE switch when addressing a
server, now that I am using the RDP native to XP. Is there a way to address
this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you refer to controlling a 2003 server, check your command line syntax
that invokes mstsc.exe.
 
It's not that it doesn't work on xp, it's that you are *always* conencting to
the console when you conenct to xp pro. Your session ID is always 0.
 
I downloaded the 5,2 version of RDP. This works fine with the console switch.
However, the shortcuts that I have (which are centrally accessible by
everyone in my team) to the servers, invoke the OLD (5.1) version of RDP
which doesn't accept the /CONSOLE switch. This is getting very frustrating!
 
KeithMeister said:
I downloaded the 5,2 version of RDP. This works fine with the
console switch. However, the shortcuts that I have (which are
centrally accessible by everyone in my team) to the servers, invoke
the OLD (5.1) version of RDP which doesn't accept the /CONSOLE
switch. This is getting very frustrating!
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So change your shortcuts/create new ones using 5.2.
It's under Program Files - not in System32.
 
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