Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

[Guest Lakeshore]

Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the secondary

monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file, it always starts on the

primary monitor.

 

Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the secondary

screen, except the two monitors have different displays resolutons and when

using the full screen option in the RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution

of the primary monitor. When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower

resolution (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.

 

If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP session with

the application title bar below that.

 

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Brian Lucier

IT Manager

Town of Lakeshore

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

 

See your thread about the rdp parameters and winposstr.

 

FWIW, I simply start mstsc on my main screen and as soon as the logon

window appear, I drag it over to my secundary screen. Only have to do

that once. But I have 2 equal resolution monitors, which might make

things easier.

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=?Utf-8?B?TGFrZXNob3Jl?= <Lakeshore@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 22 nov 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the

> secondary monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file,

> it always starts on the primary monitor.

>

> Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the

> secondary screen, except the two monitors have different

> displays resolutons and when using the full screen option in the

> RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution of the primary monitor.

> When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower resolution

> (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.

>

> If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP

> session with the application title bar below that.

[Guest JimP]

RE: Dual monitor issue with Remote Desktop

 

You can edit the RDP file the line to change is

Winposstr:s:2,3,2162,0,3194,795

The above will work on dual 1920x1200 if you have other res you may need to

experamint with the "2162 & 3194" I have found that the 5th number "3194"

must be at least 50 larger than the 3rd number and the total of the 3 & 5

numbers must be greater than the total width of all your monitors.

For referance the 4 & 5 th numbers are the top and hight of display

 

"Lakeshore" wrote:

> Is there any way to have a remote desktop session start on the secondary

> monitor. Each time I run a preconfigured .RDP file, it always starts on the

> primary monitor.

>

> Not a hugh issue, as Ultramon will handle a quick move to the secondary

> screen, except the two monitors have different displays resolutons and when

> using the full screen option in the RDP file, it sizes it for the resolution

> of the primary monitor. When moved to the secondary monitor with a lower

> resolution (for a TV display with text), it does not size correctly.

>

> If I do not use full screen, you get the title bar of the RDP session with

> the application title bar below that.

>

> --

> Brian Lucier

> IT Manager

> Town of Lakeshore