can TS be used for restricted access to 1 application

August 17, 2008

Hello all,

New to this group, but I've been a programmer (mainly small time

database stuff) for about 15 years.

I am wondering if it is possible to allow a remote connection to be

established to Windows Server, that is only permiited to run 1

application?

What I have is a client I am programming for and they do not want

thier clients to have to download any sort of component or anything in

order to run an application.

I was initially designing an ASP .NET 2.0 application, but it requires

the .NET download. I explained to my customer that this should not be

a major issue, since it is a Microsoft component that is quickly

becoming the de facto standard for a lot of custom written

applications. I tried explaining to them that the added benefits of

using .NET framework saves me time and them money, though I don't

think the cost is that serious of an issue with this customer (or at

least they don't truely understand that the cost difference would be

rediculous) - I would rather not have to go back to plain on ASP

coding and have to hand-write ^everything*!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

August 17, 2008

RE: can TS be used for restricted access to 1 application

Hi,

first you have to decide or know what version of Terminal Server will your

customers use. 2003 or 2008? The latter has some nice features which will

allow you to do things more naturally.

But there is a very simple solution to what you ask - lets say we are

talking bout Windows 2003 which does not have the capability of publishing

applications (without any special hack's) you an add your application to the

properties of )mstsc.exe or RDP file. The TAB is called "Programs", "Start

the following program onconnection". Thats it. With Window 2008 it is easier

since it can publsh just certain applications - it is called RemotApp

feature. Hope this helps.

"RoLaAus" wrote:

> Hello all,

>

> New to this group, but I've been a programmer (mainly small time

> database stuff) for about 15 years.

>

> I am wondering if it is possible to allow a remote connection to be

> established to Windows Server, that is only permiited to run 1

> application?

>

> What I have is a client I am programming for and they do not want

> thier clients to have to download any sort of component or anything in

> order to run an application.

>

> I was initially designing an ASP .NET 2.0 application, but it requires

> the .NET download. I explained to my customer that this should not be

> a major issue, since it is a Microsoft component that is quickly

> becoming the de facto standard for a lot of custom written

> applications. I tried explaining to them that the added benefits of

> using .NET framework saves me time and them money, though I don't

> think the cost is that serious of an issue with this customer (or at

> least they don't truely understand that the cost difference would be

> rediculous) - I would rather not have to go back to plain on ASP

> coding and have to hand-write ^everything*!

>

> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

>

August 17, 2008

Re: can TS be used for restricted access to 1 application

Windows 2008 has a new feature called remoteapp that allows a remote

application from terminal services to run on the end point and it look slike

a normal desktop application.

All version of TS have the ability to run applications directly as a window

within a window. the application can be assigned per user account, by Group

Policy, and at the msts client level.

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

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