Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to multi-monitor desktops

[Guest Luca Villa]

My server PC is a Windows Vista with 3 monitors. I've many open

applications on it.

 

When I connect to it via a single monitor client PC even using the

last Remote Desktop client 6.0 I always have various problems in

displaying the windows that are not on the central monitor of the

server because these windows often remains out of the visible screen.

 

Are there any programs that automatically manage this problem? I'm

sure they exist but I don't know how to find them...

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

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Check out virtual display monitor from ishadow. http://www.ishadow.com

 

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Luca Villa wrote:

> My server PC is a Windows Vista with 3 monitors. I've many open

> applications on it.

>

> When I connect to it via a single monitor client PC even using the

> last Remote Desktop client 6.0 I always have various problems in

> displaying the windows that are not on the central monitor of the

> server because these windows often remains out of the visible screen.

>

> Are there any programs that automatically manage this problem? I'm

> sure they exist but I don't know how to find them...

>

[Guest Luca Villa]

Re: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to multi-monitor desktops

 

Re: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to multi-monitor desktops

 

Jeff Pitsch ha scritto:

> Check out virtual display monitor from ishadow. http://www.ishadow.com

>

> Jeff Pitsch

 

I probably never read a so inconcrete description of a program :)

After having read it I still don't know what that program do...

[Guest vince]

RE: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to mult

 

RE: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to mult

 

I had the same problem,

 

There is a free remote access program called LogMeIn.com It looks like an

addon to RDS but it works a whole lot better. When you connect to your

multimonitor computer you get a button where you can select which monitor you

want to view.

 

If you are uncomfortabe with 'service' you can purchase the software they

call it remotelyanywhere and I am pretty sure it has the same functionality,

although I have never tried it. The do have a free demo available though

(it's available through the same link, just click products)

 

"Luca Villa" wrote:

> My server PC is a Windows Vista with 3 monitors. I've many open

> applications on it.

>

> When I connect to it via a single monitor client PC even using the

> last Remote Desktop client 6.0 I always have various problems in

> displaying the windows that are not on the central monitor of the

> server because these windows often remains out of the visible screen.

>

> Are there any programs that automatically manage this problem? I'm

> sure they exist but I don't know how to find them...

>

>

[Guest Luca Villa]

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Re: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to mult

 

Vince, all the alternative programs I tried are slower than RDP

because they seem to use a video-hook driver that is less efficient

than the RDP method.

 

LogMeIn isn't an "addon" to RDS. It's an independent program.

 

Another disadvantage of LogMeIn is that it cost money and it requires

an EXE to be executed on the client machine.

[Guest Luca Villa]

Re: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to mult

 

Re: Remote Desktop messes up windows positions when connecting to mult

 

I forgot to mention the main disadvantage of LogMeIn: it doesn't allow

to serve more than 1 concurrent session!

[Guest vince]

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Oh well best of Luck to you.

 

If you do find a better solution, please send me an email to vpub (at)

thebrittons (dot) net. I use logmein (the free version) becuase of the

superior multimonitor support. The speed isn't an issue for me as my 256Mbit

upload isn't that great to begin with. Although I can't say that I ever

found it slow?

 

Vince

 

"Luca Villa" wrote:

> I forgot to mention the main disadvantage of LogMeIn: it doesn't allow

> to serve more than 1 concurrent session!

>

>