Seeing and Working With Multiple Documents on an RD Session

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Greetings All!

I find myself having to connect more and more often to the office server
(running server 2003 enterprise edition) from home (XP pro and Remote
Desktop Connection client software). Since I need to open, view, and
create multiple documents at the same time on the server, I would like
to maximize the available work space here at home. Moving a bunch of
windows around a 19 inch LCD (1280x1024) here at home is annoyingly
inefficient.

Problem is, I am not allowed to copy any of these documents to my XP
machine at home because of privacy requirements; I can view them only.

So:

1. The catching up reading I've done for this groups seems to indicate
that the RDC client can't do multiple monitors, so it would do no good
to create a multimonitor set up here at home. Is this correct?

2. It also appears from reading this group that the maximum resolution
the RDC client can do is 1600x1200. If so, it would seem the best I can
do is purchase a monitor capable of displaying this resolution. Is this
correct?

Sorry for the rambling here: I guess I'd to know if anyone has any
experience with this or could refer me to additional resources. Google
and Microsoft have been somewhat useful, but can't find any direct
reference to the issue.

Thanks in advance!

-Barry
 
Barry said:
I find myself having to connect more and more often to the office
server (running server 2003 enterprise edition) from home (XP pro and
Remote Desktop Connection client software). Since I need to open,
view, and create multiple documents at the same time on the server, I
would like to maximize the available work space here at home. Moving
a bunch of windows around a 19 inch LCD (1280x1024) here at home is
annoyingly inefficient.

Problem is, I am not allowed to copy any of these documents to my XP
machine at home because of privacy requirements; I can view them only.

So:

1. The catching up reading I've done for this groups seems to indicate
that the RDC client can't do multiple monitors, so it would do no good
to create a multimonitor set up here at home. Is this correct?
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If you have to use MS RDC, yes.
2. It also appears from reading this group that the maximum resolution
the RDC client can do is 1600x1200. If so, it would seem the best I
can do is purchase a monitor capable of displaying this resolution.
Is this correct?
Click to expand...

If you have to use MS RDC, yes.
Sorry for the rambling here: I guess I'd to know if anyone has any
experience with this or could refer me to additional resources.
Google and Microsoft have been somewhat useful, but can't find any
direct reference to the issue.
Click to expand...

So you are not allowed to copy them to your local machine via a policy
(written)?
 
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:14:39 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"

[snip]
If you have to use MS RDC, yes.
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Thanks, Shenan. I should have been more specific in saying it is indeed
the MS RDC. However, this is a great point - I will check with our IT
gurus and see if it must be this client. If not, is there one that is
multi monitor aware?
If you have to use MS RDC, yes.
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Same again. Is there a client that allows larger resolutions?

[snip]
So you are not allowed to copy them to your local machine via a policy
(written)?
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Yes, in stone I'm afraid...:( I'm sure the server 2003 has been set up
to insure this somehow, but I would have no way of knowing. Naturally,
testing this would not be a career enhancing move.

Thanks again!

-Barry
 
Barry said:
Greetings All!

I find myself having to connect more and more often to the office server
(running server 2003 enterprise edition) from home (XP pro and Remote
Desktop Connection client software). Since I need to open, view, and
create multiple documents at the same time on the server, I would like
to maximize the available work space here at home. Moving a bunch of
windows around a 19 inch LCD (1280x1024) here at home is annoyingly
inefficient.

Problem is, I am not allowed to copy any of these documents to my XP
machine at home because of privacy requirements; I can view them only.

So:

1. The catching up reading I've done for this groups seems to indicate
that the RDC client can't do multiple monitors, so it would do no good
to create a multimonitor set up here at home. Is this correct?

2. It also appears from reading this group that the maximum resolution
the RDC client can do is 1600x1200. If so, it would seem the best I can
do is purchase a monitor capable of displaying this resolution. Is this
correct?

Sorry for the rambling here: I guess I'd to know if anyone has any
experience with this or could refer me to additional resources. Google
and Microsoft have been somewhat useful, but can't find any direct
reference to the issue.

Thanks in advance!

-Barry
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It may be possible to use virtual desktops in a RDC session, I've never
tried it. I would assume the virtual desktop software would have to be
installed at the host and run at login to be available. This way you could
have a document on each desktop and use hotkeys to switch between desktops.
This may not suit what you're looking for but would make each document
available full screen without having to minimize or tile other documents.

Nill
 
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